Richard Jones

Richard Jones has over 30 years of experience in legal roles within various companies. Richard most recently worked as a Senior Corporate Counsel at Salesloft since June 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Legal Director, EMEA at Sprinklr from September 2019 to June 2021.

From 2014 to 2019, Richard was a Senior Legal Counsel at Citrix, where they provided strategic advice across all business units. Richard acted as the legal business partner for enterprise and digital sales groups, supporting core product and service solutions.

Before that, Richard worked on a consultancy basis as a General Counsel/Senior Consultant for RRDO Limited/Hays. Richard supported clients such as TESCO PLC and ROYAL MAIL GROUP, focusing on IT software and hardware transactions, data protection, e-commerce, digital, IP and branding, channel and partnerships, application development, and HR initiatives.

Richard previously held the position of Legal Director and Company Secretary at Equifax from 2007 to 2010. In this role, they led a team of internal lawyers and provided strategic legal advice to the UK and Ireland business unit. Richard also handled company secretarial services.

From 2002 to 2007, Richard served as the Legal Director, EMEA at Wyndham Worldwide, where they provided strategic corporate and commercial support. Richard managed external legal resources and had responsibility for internal lawyers, paralegals, and admin support.

Richard began their career as a Trainee Solicitor at DWF from 1991 to 1993. Richard also worked as a Company Solicitor, EMEA at ViewSonic from 1996 to 1999 and as the Group Company Solicitor/Commercial and Legal Manager at Virgin Management Limited from 1999 to 2000, providing corporate and commercial legal services to multiple companies within the Virgin Group.

Richard Jones attended Swansea University from 1985 to 1988, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics. From 1989 to 1990, they pursued further studies at the University of Wolverhampton, obtaining a Certificate of Postgraduate Education (CPE) in Law. Finally, from 1990 to 1991, Richard attended the College of Law to complete their Law Society Finals, focusing on Law.