Career
Richard Safranek has been Director/Senior Managing Director of Wafra since May 2026. Richard Safranek is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Richard Safranek earned a BA in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Columbia University.
Wafra Inc. is a New York, NY firm with $29B under management, 106 clients and 69 advisers across 3 offices, as of its June 2026 filing.
Wafra identifies Richard Safranek as Senior Managing Director and Head of Executive, Advisory, & Research.
The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Individual registration and examination information for Richard Safranek 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 Safranek
- CRD
- 2905175
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- wafra.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Richard Safranek work?
Richard Safranek has been Director/Senior Managing Director of Wafra Inc. since May 2026, and is a control person of the firm.
Leadership at Wafra
- Fergus HealyDirector/Acting Chief Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer/Senior Managing Director
- Alexander MassimoDirector/Chief Financial Officer/Managing Director
- Michael HenryChief Compliance Officer/Senior Managing Director
- Adel AlderbasDirector/Chief Investment Officer/Senior Managing Director
- Lauren RichDirector/Managing Director
- Jonathan ZangerHead of Tax and Legal/Managing Director