Author Biography

Richard Change

Richard Change

Head of PFA Solutions

Richard Change joins Allvue as a member of the senior leadership team, following Allvue’s acquisition of PFA Solutions. In 2012 he set out as co-founder to start PFA Solutions. As the former Chief Architect at a leading private equity firm, Richard Change saw a gap in data standards, as well as limitations on how firms stored and tracked investment information. PFA focused on technology solutions for calculating GP Carried Interest allocations, total compensation management and tracking consolidated investor and portfolio performance information across funds. In addition to his role at PFA Solutions, Richard works with various industry committees and serves on the board on various local organizations. Prior to co-founding PFA Solutions, Richard was the Chief Application Architect at The Carlyle Group. He has over 20 years of technology experience and a deep understanding of fund operations, performance management, carry and co-invest within the Private Capital markets.

Articles by Richard

Ditch the Spreadsheets: Why Your Firm Needs FirmView® to Manage Compensation and Carry 

Ditch the Spreadsheets: Why Your Firm Needs FirmView® to Manage Compensation and Carry  Comp and carry was the talk of the town at last month’s [...]

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