Richard is a keen, and still active, sportsman, playing squash and cricket for his local club, Farnham Common Sports Club. From 1994 till 1999 he was membership secretary and from 1999 till 2008 he was chairman . Since 2009 he has been a parish councillor for Farnham Royal Parish Council.
He is currently Head of Science at Gayhurst School in Gerrards Cross. Previously, he had a varied career. Positions included Vice President in The Chase Manhattan Bank where he worked in the Financial Institutions Treasury Consulting Team, Europe. Prior to joining Chase in 1996 he worked for 10 years in international sales and marketing roles in the computing industry for Unisys and ICL. He has also worked in the ceramics industry, the glass industry, in overseas battery production and refinery construction.
He has an honours degree in Natural Sciences from Oxford and a MBA from INSEAD, France.
He has a rugby blue (1968) and played for Sale 1st XV from 1975-80.
He is married with 2 sons and a daughter.