Richard is Akamai’s EMEA Director of Security Technology and Strategy. With over 30 years’ experience, Richard is responsible for helping design and build secure solutions for some of the world’s most influential organisations. During his time at Akamai, Mirapoint and Prolexic, he has had a strategic role across a broad range of projects, including the transformation of the UK’s largest corporate email implementation, and the deployment of DDoS solutions for multinational organisations to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive data. He is a chartered member of the BCS and CISSP.