As a former Goodwill Ambassador for the Singapore Red Cross, Richard possesses a Master of Mass Communication degree from Nanyang Technological University and was awarded Pearson Education Gold Award for being a top student in the cohort in 2010. He obtained his Bachelor of Communication Studies (Hons) at NTU in 2000. He has had been recognised as the Winner of Best Personal Brand Award 2017 and is the author of ‘Fundraising Among the Giants - How to attract High Net Worth Individuals and Major Donors for Good’. 

During his 18 years of corporate life, Richard has excelled himself in organisations such as MediaCorp, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, National Council of Social Service, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University.    

Besides helming Rainmakerz Pte Ltd, Richard provides advisory and consultation services to several organisations such as Shan You, Zao Inc Pte Ltd, Toff Technologies, Abiel Asset Management, IM Holdings as well as Biolabs Pte Ltd.      

Richard is also a Certified NLP Practitioner, Certified Master Practitioner of Business NLP and Master Executive NLP Coach with an Advanced NLP Certificate in Emotional Intelligence. He is a Master Enneagram Coach and Administrator who possesses an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA).

Amongst Huifong’s well-known paintings include Founding Father of Singapore Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, then-President of Singapore President Tony Tan and spouse, President of Singapore Madam Halimah and spouse, and then-Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Tun Mahathir and spouse and The Golden Jubilee of the Coronation of His Majesty Sultan of Brunei Darussalam. Her works were presented to the Prime Ministers, Presidents, His Majesty Sultan of Brunei and other dignitaries. 

In 2015, Huifong won a special award from the Umbria International Biennale in Italy and the following year, she also won the International Award of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Huifong has also been invited to participate in international art exhibitions, and formal visits to schools, universities and art research institutes in Singapore and China. 

Huifong speaks 7 languages, namely English, Mandarin, Bahasa Melayu, Hokkien, Cantonese, French and Italian.

Huifong founded Huifong’s Art Gallery, which focuses on cross-cultural and international art workshops, events and exhibitions, which has seen active collaborations with the art circles in Brunei, China, Singapore and Italy, and art projects with schools in Argentina, Indonesia and Singapore through co-organising, participating and supporting through international cultural exchange activities and exhibitions.

She has been invited to speak in her profession as an artist and international art & cultural exhibition organizer in Singapore and China-ASEAN platforms.