Richard Patrick Byarugaba is a Ugandan business executive, banker, and entrepreneur.
He attended Makerere University, Uganda's oldest public institution of tertiary education, graduating with a degree in statistics and economics.
In 1994, he was transferred to Stanchart's international headquarters in London, as the regional manager for finance, responsible for Africa.
In 2007, Barclays, the British financial conglomerate, bought all the shares of Nile Bank Limited for US $27 million (UGX:52 billion).
[8] He held that position until 2010 when he left to become the managing director and chief executive officer of the National Social Security Fund (Uganda).