Doug Richard was an original Dragon on the British television programme Dragons' Den and left after series 2.
Richard is an American entrepreneur and technology investor who became part of the original British panel. His background in starting and backing technology businesses gave the early programme a perspective different from that of retail, property, and manufacturing investors.
He appeared during the show's first two series, when the format was establishing its reputation for direct questioning and rapid negotiations. Later panel changes mean that viewers who mainly remember the long-serving Dragons may overlook Richard's role in the original line-up.
After Dragons' Den, Richard continued working with entrepreneurs and became associated with business education and startup support. His departure is distinct from the later exits of other Dragons, including James Caan and Hilary Devey. The programme's panel has changed repeatedly, but the original series established the structure used by later British editions.