Richard is the CEO of the Cool Farm Alliance, a not-for-profit industry collaboration seeking to create a global food and agriculture system that builds soil carbon, mitigates climate change and allows for the restoration of ecological balance.

He holds an MSc in Sustainability & (Business) Responsibility, with 27 years of experience drawn from international operational roles in the Food & Beverages industry and the British Army. He has participated in several wilderness expeditions taking him to Africa, the Bolivian Andes and the North Pole.

Richard is a Professor of Practice at Nottingham University Business School bringing sustainability insights to the school operations and education programmes. In his consulting work through Realise Earth and Sustain Interaction, he supports organisations to catalyse leadership to engage and deliver meaningful sustainability strategies. His work is based on deep democracy, systemic leadership, collaboration and action learning.