Richard started his IT career in Merchant Banking, and became an Assistant Director of Morgan Grenfell (now Deutsche Bank). He moved to Newham Council, in 1989, where he has undertaken a number of ICT management roles before becoming the CIO responsible for ICT and Information Governance strategy, infrastructure and systems. He won the “Public Sector CIO of the Year” award at the 2005 UK Technology, Innovation & Growth awards. 

Richard is a member of Newham’s Strategic Management Board. He is passionate about infrastructure and standards requirements and is a member of the Public Sector Infrastructure Group, of the Government Connect Stakeholder Board, and of the Identity & Passport Service Local Government Advisory Board.