Professional summary
Richard is Head of New Ventures, responsible for the development of new spinout businesses from UKCEH research capabilities and outputs. He has a background in IP commercialisation, technology scouting and venture investing. At Oxford University he led a team licensing intellectual property and building spin-out ventures across the engineering, materials and chemistry departments. Other previous roles have included leading the entrepreneurship strategy at the Royal Society of Chemistry and Chief Operating Officer for an Oxford University spin-out company. Richard is a Visiting Fellow at the climate tech accelerator Zinc, a Mentor-in-Residence for the Northern Triangle Talent network (Universities of Sheffield, Leeds & Manchester) and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the SetSquared Partnership. He is a Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP).