Richard Thomas is the Director, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Ventum Financial Corp. His responsibilities include corporate governance, legal issue management, securities regulatory compliance, and policy formation. He has been President of PI Financial (US) Corp. since 2003.

Mr. Thomas is Chairman of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) Pacific Regional Council. He is a member of the CIRO National Hearing Committee, CIRO Compliance and Legal Section, and the Investment Industry Association of Canada Compliance Committee. Mr. Thomas obtained his Bachelor of Commerce, Finance option, from the University of British Columbia in 1992, his LLB from the University of Alberta in 1995, and is a practicing member of the Law Society of British Columbia.

Mr. Thomas was formerly a member of the British Columbia Securities Commission Securities Law Advisory Committee and a director of the Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver.