Richard Halstead – Chief Operating Officer

Richard is co-founder and chief of operations for Wine Intelligence, a market research and strategy company focused on the global wine industry.

A former financial journalist, Richard entered the world of wine when, as a newly-graduated MBA from the London Business School, he was appointed the first Business Development Manager of Virgin Wines shortly after its launch. He claims he started Wine Intelligence so he could answer all the questions that eluded him whilst at Virgin, and has since led numerous research and strategy projects on behalf of clients across the world.

Richard holds an Advanced Certificate in Market & Social Research Practice from the Market Research Society and an MBA with distinction from London Business School.

Additional languages: Spanish