Richard is Aurora’s Research Director and is responsible for managing and developing Aurora’s global suite of energy market intelligence services across power markets, renewables, flexible and distributed energy, commodities and hydrogen. Before joining Aurora he was a Director and Head of Energy and Environment at Policy Exchange, where he authored a number of influential reports on energy and environmental policy and regulation. Prior to that he was the Chief Economist at The Crown Estate. Richard has a first-class degree in Economics and an MSc in Environmental Policy.