Heinrich is a qualified Chartered Accountant in South Africa and is currently registered as a Certified Public Accountant in the United States. He studied at the University of Pretoria and completed his articles at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), where he became senior manager, working in the Pretoria, Johannesburg and Houston offices. During his tenure at PWC, Heinrich was involved in the audit of the South African Reserve Bank, over 100 mutual funds, private equity funds, hedge funds banks and pension funds.

He started his career in portfolio management when he joined Salient Partners LP, built out their accounting and financial reporting department, and was responsible for developing and implementing systems and controls and risk management. After that, he became the Chief Operating Officer of the Salient Private Wealth Group, moving on to become Chief Operating Officer for HighTower Texas whereafter he left Hightower to focus exclusively on portfolio management and working as a Financial Advisor.
Heinrich has the following SEC licences: Series 65, Series 63, Series 7 and Series 24.