Ric Parker

Ric Parker serves as Chairman of the Singapore Aerospace Programme at A*STAR since March 2018 and holds the position of Chairman Committee at TCOMS since March 2023. Additionally, Parker is the Chairman of the Technical Committee for the Singapore Low Carbon Energy Research Programme since February 2021 and has been the Chief Executive Officer of ricparker consultants ltd since April 2016. Parker also contributes as a Distinguished Visitor at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) since June 2016 and was the Chairman of the Board for the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking from May 2014 to December 2018, overseeing a significant collaborative research initiative under EU Horizon 2020. Previously, Parker served years at Rolls-Royce plc, where roles included Director of Research & Technology and Director of Engineering & Technology for Civil Aerospace. Educational qualifications include a BSc in Physics from Imperial College London and an MBA with Distinction from Loughborough University.