Timothy J. Richards

Managing Director for Government Affairs
and Policy in the Middle East,
North Africa, Turkey;
General Electric


Timothy J. Richards

Timothy J. Richards is General Electric's Managing Director for Government Affairs and Policy in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey region. He is responsible for strategic relationships with sovereign wealth funds in the region, including GE's relationships with Mubadala and the Saudi Arabia Industrial Investments Company. He is also Chairman of the World Energy Council's network on Rules of Trade and Investment. Mr. Richards has served in a variety of government affairs roles during his 20-year career with GE. Immediately prior to his current role, he was GE's Managing Director for Energy Policy, with global responsibility for the energy sector.

Before joining GE, Mr. Richards was the Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Western Europe and the Middle East from 1994 to 1996. He also served as the Trade Policy Attaché at the United States Mission to the European Union in Brussels and as the Director for Information Industry Trade Policy at the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Mr. Richards is the co-author of Intellectual Property Rights: Global Conflict, Global Consensus?. He holds a Masters degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a degree in economics and government from Bowdoin College.