Richard has spent most of his 18 year career working with new ventures and large companies innovating in the areas of APIs/data, the mobile ecosystem, social graphs and personalization. He currently works as VP of Channels and Partnerships at Layer 7 Technologies, which is transforming the API and data space. Richard joined Layer 7 from Alcatel-Lucent where he was VP Strategy and Business Development for Alcatel-Lucent’s Apps Enablement division, including the launch of the Open API Platform and acquisitions of Programmable Web and Open Plug. He cut his teeth in the API space creating the vertical API platform strategy for leading companies in travel, media, retail and telco.