Richard Fenning is the CEO of Control Risks. Richard joined Control Risks in 1993 and was head of the firm’s New York office from 1997–2000. He was appointed COO in 2001 and CEO in 2005. Richard advises many of the firm’s clients on a wide range of risk management issues. In addition, he is a frequent speaker on geo-political risk and its impact on business. Richard has an honours degree in Modern History from the University of Bristol, UK, and in 2004 attended the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD business school in France.