Richard Horton
Investor at Self-employed
Houston, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Horton is an investor and former automotive executive with 10+ years running his own ventures and over two decades of product, marketing and finance leadership at Jaguar, Land Rover and Ford. He blends deep industry experience in vehicle launches, dealer networks and market strategy with a founder's mindset—prioritizing sales before investors and keeping investments focused, simple and within his circle of expertise. Based in Houston, he leverages analytical training from a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA in Marketing to evaluate opportunities with both quantitative rigor and commercial sensibility. Richard also pursues technical interests in machine learning and software (Python, PHP, JavaScript) and completed a Udacity Flying Car Nanodegree, signaling a curiosity for emerging mobility and drone technologies. His track record includes materially increasing regional sales and market penetration, and he now applies that commercial growth playbook to early-stage investing.
10 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Industrial Engineering, BS, Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin-MadisonFlying Car Nanodegree, Drones, Flying Cars, Python, C++, Flying Car Nanodegree, Drones, Flying Cars, Python, C++ at UdacityMBA, Marketing, MBA, Marketing at UMN Carlson School of ManagementLa Crosse Central High
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Github Skills (33)
keras10
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ezchx/MyNews
Oct 2017 - Jun 2020
Contributions:18 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
ezchx/gta_self_driving_car
Feb 2018 - Jun 2020
Contributions:36 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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