Mr. Richard Perkal serves as Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer at Firelight Capital Partners. He was formerly a senior managing director of Irving Place Capital where he focused on investments in the retail and consumer sectors. There, he led or co-led investments in a broad range of well-known consumer and retail firms. Mr. Perkal was instrumental in the founding of Star Avenue Capital, a growth equity firm focused on investments in retail and consumer branded companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Perkal was a Senior Partner at Kirkland & Ellis. He received a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a B.A. from Alfred University.