Richard Bell

Richard Bell is an accomplished IT professional with extensive experience in solution architecture and cloud services. Currently serving as Lead Solution Architect at StepChange Debt Charity since November 2020, Richard provides architectural direction and governance to meet the charity's strategic needs. Previously, Richard worked at Daisy Group for eight years, initially as Cloud Solutions Delivery Manager and later as Technical Architect & Hosting Team Lead, focusing on delivering cloud and managed IT solutions. Richard's career began at IBM Global Business Services as an IT Architect, where solutions were defined for the financial services and government sectors. Earlier experience includes an IT Specialist role at Bradford & Bingley. Richard holds a Postgraduate Degree in Information Systems Engineering from the University of Wolverhampton and a BSc(hons) in Physics & Computing from Nottingham Trent University.