Having grown up in Herefordshire, Richard studied Natural Sciences at Durham University, specialising in Biology and Chemistry. He completed his degree in 2020 (though he is yet to have a graduation due to the pandemic). His Masters research project was on the topic of antimicrobial resistance.
He joined GAFFI in October 2020 as an intern and was subsequently offered the job of Global Health Programme Associate, which mainly involves working with Emma Orefuwa (Director of Programmes for Africa) on the ongoing Access to Diagnostics survey, in which they are documenting the availability of various procedures and diagnostics related to fungal disease.