In addition to being Keracol CTO & Founder, Richard is Professor of Sustainable Materials at the University of Leeds, where he has been for over 25 years. He is a world-leader in research and its industrial application focusing on green chemistry and sustainability in materials science, textiles, coloration, and cosmetics. He has over 90 academic publications in high quality peer-reviewed journals, three seminal monographs on sustainable materials, and fifteen granted international patents. Outside of work, Richard enjoys theatre, travelling, running, supporting Leeds United, and spending time with his wife, two young daughters and cat.