Richard Lawrence
Richard H. Lawrence, Jr., is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Overlook Investments Group, which he established in 1991. Richard grew up outside New York City and graduated from South Kent School in 1974, and Brown University in 1978 with a degree in Economics. Richard relocated to Asia in 1984 and worked as a founding Vice President at First Pacific Special Assets (FPSAL), a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company that invested in undervalued assets throughout the Asia Pacific region. In 1986, he became the second Chartered Financial Analyst in Asia. When First Pacific was sold, Richard established Overlook. Richard is a director and co-founder of several non-profit organizations with specific focus on climate change mitigation. In 2004 Richard and his wife, Dee, founded Proyecto Mirador Foundation, a non-profit that has built over 365,000 fuel-efficient stoves in rural communities across Honduras and Guatemala. In 2016 the Lawrences founded Cool Effect, a non-profit online platform that enables individuals, SMEs and Fortune 500 companies to offset their carbon emissions through the highest quality carbon reduction projects worldwide. In 2017 they established High Tide Foundation, a non-profit organization involved in the fight against climate change. In 2020 Richard founded the non-profit Carbon Mapper, which develops satellite technology to pinpoint and track point source emissions, particularly methane. In 2021 he helped establish Global Methane Hub with over $200 million in philanthropic funds to support methane advocacy and mitigation. Richard lives in San Francisco, California, with his wife. They have two adult children and two grandchildren. Richard is the author of two published books: The Model and Carbon Done Correctly.
Appears in 2 Episodes
Navigating Net Zero: Season 1 Highlights & Reflections
After a year of conversations with the people shaping climate action, Navigating Net Zero’s host Alexia Kelly steps back to reflect on what she's learned. This isn't ...
Navigating Net Zero: Richard Lawrence on Getting It Right in Carbon Markets & Climate Philanthropy
Host Alexia Kelly sits down with Richard Lawrence, founder of Overlook Investments Group and co-founder of multiple climate-focused organizations, to discuss carbon ma...
