Peter Richards

Peter Richards is an accomplished technology executive with a wealth of experience in both the financial and tech sectors. Currently serving as an advisor, he was most recently the Global Chief Technology Officer at Cloudreach, where he led key areas such as Cloud Operations, Product, Partnerships, and Software.

With over 25 years in the financial sector, Peter previously held the position of Investment Bank CTO at Bank of America. Prior to that, he was a senior leader in architecture and engineering at J.P. Morgan, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the firm’s distributed platform strategy, including all application services for its business units. He also served as Chief Technology Officer at Bear Stearns and established the Core Infrastructure Group at Goldman Sachs. There, his roles ranged from co-heading Enterprise Technology to managing the Equity Derivatives Development Group and the Japanese Equity Warrant Development Group. Peter’s career is marked by his impact in delivering common technology services across global markets.

Before his success in the financial sector, Peter conducted Software and Military research for the Oil Industry. He also made his mark in technology consulting.

Peter holds a Bachelor’s in Physics from the University of Bristol.