Richard Sutcliffe
Chief Technology Officer @Thinktribal
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Technology Officer @Thinktribal
Leeds, GB
I lead technology strategy, platform architecture, and transformation investment design for a specialist data consultancy serving UK social housing and regulated public sector organisations.I focus on turning fragmented operational data into governed, decision grade intelligence that boards can trust and fund with confidence.Core responsibilities: • Define enterprise data strategy aligned to regulatory risk, financial sustainability, and growth • Build governance frameworks aligned to DAMA DMBOK • Develop board level business cases that quantify opportunity, risk exposure, return on investment, and value for money • Structure benefits realisation frameworks linking data quality improvement to cost reduction, efficiency gains, and regulatory assurance • Lead holistic transformation design across strategy, culture, people, process, systems, and dataStrategic and commercial leadership: • Led full ThinkTribal rebrand and marketing strategy to reposition the firm as a strategic data transformation partner • Secured DOS 7 supplier status • Achieved G Cloud 14 approval, expanding public sector market access • Designed NHS data abstraction layer to reduce operational cost and streamline data pipelines • Positioned ThinkTribal as a partner capable of linking data strategy to financial and compliance outcomes
EDUCATION
Leeds Beckett University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT RICHARD SUTCLIFFE
I’m a senior digital leader with over 25 years’ experience in NHS, healthcare tech, and social housing consultancy—now seeking Non-Executive Director roles where digital transformation, governance maturity, and social value are high on the board’s agenda.Throughout my career, I’ve led large-scale transformation programmes impacting millions of citizens. From launching digital patient access platforms for NHS England to advising social housing associations on data compliance and regulatory readiness, my work blends strategic foresight with delivery discipline.I bring board-level thinking on data governance, safeguarding, digital inclusion, and public trust—shaped by frontline experience in regulated environments. As Chief Architect at ThinkTribal, I support boards and leadership teams to understand their data estate as a critical asset and source of organisational resilience.I also contribute to the governance of NHS primary care as a Patient Participation Group member, and have chaired standards boards, evaluated suppliers through a DEI lens, and embedded benefit-led decision making across portfolios.I’m open to NED roles in housing, health, or VCSE sectors—particularly where digital transformation, compliance, and citizen outcomes intersect.If you’re ready to challenge inertia and deliver meaningful change — let’s talk.Leaders in housing and regulated sectors facing similar transformation challenges are also welcome — I’ve worked across both spaces, and the same principles apply.
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