Richard Xu is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience across various leadership roles in the IT sector. Since 2018, Richard has served as Chief Technology Officer at the University of Melbourne, overseeing Melbourne Assessment and the Ruby Platform at the Assessment Research Centre. Prior to this, Richard worked as a consultant at Dialog Information Technology and as Chief Technology Officer at EDTRIN. Richard's technical expertise was further honed at FinPa Australia, where Richard held multiple roles including Technical Director and Partner. Earlier in Richard's career, key positions included Technical Lead at Roadhouse Interactive, Systems Designer at CSIberNet, and System Engineer at CSI. Richard's educational background includes Master's degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from La Trobe University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.