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Richard Lawson

Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder at HGGC

Officer record from the firm’s Form ADVForm ADV filed 31 March 2026

Richard Lawson is Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder of HGGC, LLC, a Palo Alto investment adviser.

Role at HGGC

Title on Schedule A
Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder
Control
Richard Lawson is a control person of HGGC.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Richard Lawson has held the filed role since August 2013.

The firm

HGGC, LLC
Palo Alto, CA

Form ADV filed 31 March 2026

$10.8B AUM26 clients39 advisers1 offices

Career on record

The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Registrations and exams

Individual registration and examination information for Richard Lawson is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.

Officer record

Full name
Richard Lawson
CRD
2378822
Firm
HGGC, LLC
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing

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Background

Rich Lawson co-founded HGGC in 2007 and is its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. He previously co-founded Sorenson Capital and worked at Found, Inc. and Morgan Stanley. Rich Lawson’s Bio | HGGC

Education

Common questions

Where does Richard Lawson work?

Richard Lawson has been Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder of HGGC, LLC since August 2013, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 31 March 2026

Leadership at HGGC

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 2378822. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of HGGC, LLC, filed 31 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Richard Lawson or HGGC, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.