Early Life
Richard John Livingstone was born in November 1964, in the UK. He is the son of a dentist. He was educated at St Paul's School in London.
Rise to Success
Richard Livingstone trained as a chartered surveyor. Along with his brother, Ian, they acquired the David Clulow opticians chain in 1992, selling it in 2011. They are now primarily property developers. Through their company London & Regional Properties, they own David Lloyd Leisure and luxury hotels including Cliveden House in Berkshire, and Hilton Hotels in London's Green Park and Park Lane. They redeveloped Marks & Spencer's former headquarters at 55 Baker Street. As of 2015, together with Jaime Gilinski Bacal, they are developing the $700 million Panama Pacifico project in Panama City. They are also redeveloping the former Elizabeth House hotel near London's Waterloo station in a $930 million project.
Key Business Strategies
The Livingstone brothers have built a vast international portfolio over nearly four decades. They entered the retail sector in the 1990s with a national chain of optician stores, which they eventually exited to focus fully on real estate and other ventures.
Philanthropy
The Richard J Livingstone Charitable Trust is registered with the Charity Commission. The trustees apply the income, and all or such parts of the capital, at such time or times and in such manner to, or for the benefit of, such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the world as the trustees may in their discretion think fit.
