Speaker Details
Doug Richard
CEO, School for Startups, Former panellist, Dragons' Den
A successful entrepreneur with 20 years' experience in the development and leadership of technology and software ventures, Doug featured in the first two TV series of Dragons' Den. He is the Founder and Vice-Chairman of the Cambridge Angels and Chairman of the Conservative Party Small Business Task Force.
Doug Richard is CEO of School for Startups, the UKs leading provider of business training for entrepreneurs.
School for Startups mission is to create a vibrant, dynamic culture and economy in the UK that supports and promotes innovation and entrepreneurialism. Its aim is to increase the number of innovative small businesses in the UK and provide them with access to world class business advice to help them succeed.
Between 1996 and 2000 Doug was President and CEO of Micrografx, a US publicly quoted software company. Prior to that he also founded and subsequently sold two other companies: Visual Software and ITAL Computers.
Doug holds a BA in Psychology from University of California at Berkeley and a Juris Doctor at the school of Law, University of California at Los Angeles. In 2006 Doug was an Honorary Recipient of The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion. In 2007, Doug became a fellow of the RSA.
