ABOUT RICHARD

Richard Travia founded Wildcat Advisory Group in 2017 and Wildcat Investment Management in 2018. Prior to launching Wildcat, he co-founded Tradex Global Advisors in 2004 and Tradex Global Advisory Services in 2014. While at Tradex, Richard served as the COO and Compliance Officer of the firm, Director of Research for the fund of hedge funds business and Head of Risk Management for the single hedge fund business. Richard has nearly 20 years of experience in alternative assets. Prior to founding Tradex, Richard served as the lead analyst for the Select Access Family of Funds, a fund of hedge funds business.

Richard serves on the Boards of several public & private companies and is a Director of several private fund businesses. Wildcat’s clients include family offices, alternative asset managers and public & private companies.

Richard graduated from Villanova University in 2003 with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics. He has served as a Senator on the University Senate, a member of the University's Executive Committee and as a Board Member, Executive Committee Member and Treasurer of Stamford's East Side Partnership. He is currently a Member of the Villanova University MBA Mentor Program, the Villanova University Student-Athlete Mentor Program, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Peer & Family Support Program and serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees for the Zoological Society of New Jersey, which supports the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo, the largest zoo in the state. Richard is also active with Villanova’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Villanova’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Villanova’s LEVEL, an organization on campus dedicated to ‘leveling’ the playing field for students with disabilities. Richard lives in New Jersey with his wife, his three children and his English Shepherd.