Richard Flint

Richard Flint is Deputy Chair of Hargreaves Lansdown, having served as Interim Chief Executive from August 2025 to July 2026. An enthusiastic advocate for retail investment, Flint has been an active investor since his teens. Under his leadership, Hargreaves Lansdown made significant progress on its transformation strategy, bringing in new permanent talent, improving client experience, launching new private markets offerings, and refreshing its marketing approach. Flint worked on introducing targeted support and rebalanced risk warnings, and has been a leading figure in the cross-industry Retail Investment Campaign to deliver a retail investment culture in the UK.

Alongside his role at Hargreaves Lansdown, Richard is an active investor in private businesses and founder of Leeds Angels. He chairs three businesses he has invested in: Butternut Box, Seat Unique, and Ryde. Flint has more than 20 years' experience in online businesses, starting as a Channel Director at FT.com and as Product Director of online start-up flutter.com, which merged with Betfair in 2001. He worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company from 1997 to 1999.

Career history

• Interim CEO, Hargreaves Lansdown (August 2025 – July 2026)
• Chief Executive Officer, Sky Betting & Gaming, Leeds (2008–2018), growing the company from around 100 employees to over 1,700
• Executive Chairman, Sky Betting & Gaming (following $4.7bn acquisition by The Stars Group)
• Product Director, flutter.com (online start-up that merged with Betfair in 2001)
• Channel Director, FT.com

Flint holds an Engineering Degree from Oxford and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University. He was Glassdoor's Chief Executive of the Year for 2018.

What Richard Flint could bring to his role as Deputy Chair at Hargreaves Lansdown: Drawing on his deep expertise in scaling digital-first businesses, transforming online platforms, and driving growth in financial services, Flint brings proven leadership through major corporate transitions, investor relations experience from managing multi-billion-pound acquisitions, and established credibility in the retail investment ecosystem. His track record of building talent pipelines, modernizing technology infrastructure, and navigating complex regulatory environments positions him well to continue supporting Hargreaves Lansdown's strategic evolution as a major player in UK retail investing.