Richard Kent

Richard is the Founder and Managing Partner at Shunga Trails, a search fund formed to acquire and operate a small business in the United States.

Richard most recently worked at Palantir Technologies where he was a Program Manager overseeing work with a variety of clients in the US Government space. Previously, he worked at DaVita where he managed 12 outpatient clinics and led a team of over 150 teammates as part of running a $30M P&L. Prior to that he was an Associate at JP Morgan in their Healthcare Investment Banking Division where he gained experience working across the entire spectrum of corporate financial transactions.

Earlier in his career, Richard served in the US Army for over 8 years, eventually medically retiring as a Captain from wounds sustained overseas. During his service he led a platoon of 45 men in combat operations in Afghanistan and later became the Assistant to the CEO of the military’s largest hospital, Brooke Army Medical Center.

Richard holds a MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Leadership Development from the United States Military Academy at West Point.