Richard is the MAT Trustee for Academies Performance. He focuses on the academic performance of all children in the Great Learners Trust. Richard works with the Executive Director and the schools' local governing boards to review the progress and achievement of pupils, and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees for further improvements.

Richard was a governor at Princes Risborough Primary School for four years, serving three years as Chair of Governors. He has two sons at the school. Richard works as a civil servant at the Home Office in London and in his spare time is a keen cyclist