Richard is an experienced leader, founder, and managing director of Social Value Business and Social Value Quality Mark CIC. SVB is one of the UK’s leading social value consultancy and accreditation organisations. With 15 years of experience across the UK and EU, he has shaped social value policies, frameworks, and measurement tools for the public, private, and third sectors. He has authored 30+ social value reports, helping organisations uncover over £5 billion in hidden value, and has supported 100+ clients in embedding social value principles. His expertise includes value-based strategic development, organisational change, maximising Social Return on Investment (SROI), integrating social value into tenders and procurement processes, social value auditing, stakeholder engagement, monetisation, and impact measurement. Richard has developed key methodologies used across industries, including the Social Value Maturity Matrix, National Social Value Index, and Total Value frameworks. Richards's clients include The Cabinet Office, Crown Commercial Services, International PLCs, and national charities such as the YMCA, NSPCC, and Shelter. He collaborates with Oxford, Cambridge, and Cranfield Universities to develop social value and social enterprise management best practices and support research and innovation in the field. Richard specialises in qualitative and quantitative methodologies, social and economic value, market research, training, and mentoring. He has led large-scale, multiple partners and multiple million-pound social value initiatives and advised organisations on embedding and maximising social value within tendering and procurement strategies to drive measurable impact. Furthermore, Richard has led the Social Value Quality Mark to become the most rigorous audit and accreditation organisation for Social Value across the UK.