I've been working in professional community building for 20yrs+ since founding Econsultancy (a community for marketers learning about digital marketing) back in 1999 and, more recently, Guild, a platform for professional communities and networking.
Richard is the CEO of DataIQ. He founded Data Leaders Ltd in 2019 which was acquired by DataIQ in 2024. He’s been an investor and adviser in B2B intelligence, media and tech. He co-founded Procurement Leaders (2004), which he built into the world’s largest senior procurement network and successfully exited it to a US Private Equity firm in 2019. Richard has worked on multiple company Boards as a Non-Executive Director and Adviser. He studied at Swansea University and Cardiff University.
Experienced leader, start-up founder and board member with deep expertise in b2b intelligence, membership networks, communities, platforms and events.