Richard Thompson Richard Thompson is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Sernova Financial. Prior to forming the company, Richard was responsible for the utility product development, at Calypso Technology, concentrating on clearing and collateral management. Before joining Calypso, Richard was Head of European OTC clearing and Rates intermediation at the Royal Bank of Scotland, with a key focus on product strategy, design and delivery. In the early part of his career, Richard held several Risk and front office roles around different buy- and sell- side institutions, with special focus on Prime Brokerage and Clearing. Richard has a BSc degree in Physics, specialising in quantum mechanics.