Richard Thorne is an analytically minded technical product manager and agile project manager currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration at Grand Canyon University. They have previously held positions such as Head of Payment Product at Treez Inc., where they oversaw the strategic direction of the TreezPay product suite, and Head of Product at Alternate36, Inc., where they built and scaled an enterprise payment platform. Their experience also includes project management roles in diverse sectors, such as residential construction and SaaS, and an education background in economics and environmental sciences from the University of Arizona.