Richard Farleigh

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Richard Farleigh (born November 9, 1960)^[1] is an Australian private investor. He is currently a member of the Business Review Weekly Rich 200 list, a list of the 200 wealthiest Australian individuals.

Born in Kyabram, Victoria, Farleigh was one of eleven siblings and was reportedly abused by his alcoholic father.^{[citation needed]} He graduated with honours in economics from the University of New South Wales, and worked as a trader for Bankers Trust in Sydney for ten years. He was hired to run a hedge fund in Bermuda - a tax haven - and retired at age 34 to move to Monte Carlo. He made millions of dollars^[2] after investing his own capital in British technology companies. The Rich 200 list estimated his personal wealth at around AU$160,000,000.

In 2005, he published a guide to personal investing entitled Taming the Lion: 100 Secret Strategies for Investing (ISBN 1-897597-62-2). Farleigh plays chess as a hobby, and is an internationally-ranked player who has represented Bermuda and Monaco at the Chess Olympics.

Farleigh was selected in 2006 to appear as an investor on British version of the business-related game show Dragons' Den for the show's third series. Farleigh will be seeking further investments through the show, saying he was looking to "hopefully uncover the next big thing".^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Sambrook, Dave. "Enter the Dragons", The Sunday Business Post, July 30, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-09-27.
2. ^ Kirby, James. "Trade secrets from our man on the Riviera", The Age, April 23, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-09-27.
3. ^ BBC (2006). Press Office - Two New Dragons Enter the Den. Retrieved May 14, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Personal website
• Dragons' Den profile
• Telegraph (2006). Business profile: From swagman to sapphires. Retrieved April 23, 2006.