Richard Laval

Richard Laval is a seasoned technical operations manager at Cisco, with a robust background in IT, networking, and cybersecurity. They have held various engineering and managerial roles at multiple organizations including Racal Networks and Network Intelligence, and served as a senior pre-sales consultant at nscglobal. Richard has extensive experience in governance, having been a trustee at Almshouses of Miss Ann Hopkins Smith and holding several leadership positions on various boards, notably as chair of Thrive Homes UK and First Garden Cities Homes. They completed an MSc at Edinburgh Napier University and an MBA from The Open University, complementing their professional achievements with strong academic credentials.