Richard was appointed Chair of Birmingham Health Partners in 2025, following his three-year term as Chair of NHS England.
During his tenure, he oversaw the reorganisation which led to NHS Improvement, NHS-X and Health Education England merging into NHS England, which reduced costs and placed more funding directly into patient care. Additionally, the first NHS Long Term Workforce Plan was delivered and Integrated Care Boards formally established.
Alongside his NHS England role, Richard was a non-executive director at Genomics England – established by the UK Government to bring genomic medicine into routine NHS care and transform diagnosis and treatment of cancer and rare conditions.
Following a 30-year career in financial services and banking, where his senior executive roles included Group Executive Director at Standard Chartered, following finance director roles at the Woolwich and Barclays, Richard served in non-executive board roles for numerous organisations including Legal & General, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and TSB Bank, as well as seven years on the Board of HM Treasury.