Richard Brown
Chief Executive Officer, R3 Labs
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRichard Brown is a seasoned technology executive who has led the design, development and commercialization of enterprise blockchain and privacy platforms, most notably as the architect of Corda and the creator of Conclave. As CEO of R3 Labs and former CTO of R3, he combines deep technical expertise with commercial acumen, guiding cross-functional teams to ship major releases and scale networks that now process hundreds of millions of transactions weekly. He advises C-suite leaders and regulators—having served on the Bank of England’s CBDC Technology Forum—and is frequently sought as a speaker and consultant on CBDC and regulated finance projects. An applied mathematician with a Cambridge background and an MBA from Warwick, he pairs rigorous analytical thinking with hands-on engineering instincts from his IBM roots. He contributes to the open-source Corda project through documentation and onboarding improvements, reflecting a focus on developer experience as well as architecture. Colleagues describe him as a builder of loyal, high-performance teams who leads through intellectual humility and clear communication.
9 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
MA Mathematics, MA Mathematics at University of CambridgeMBA Strategy, MBA Strategy at University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
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ethereum
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Github Skills (14)
documentation10
corda10
ethereum9
kotlin6
blockchain6
gradle6
enclave6
history6
transaction6
privacy6
hyperledger6
conclave6
distributed-ledger4
distributed-ledger-technology4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
corda/corda
Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
Corda is an open source blockchain project, designed for business from the start. Only Corda allows you to build interoperable blockchain networks that transact in strict privacy. Corda's smart contract technology allows businesses to transact directly, with value.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:9 commits, 14 PRs, 18 pushes in 10 months
Contributions summary:Richard primarily contributed to documentation, focusing on release notes and quickstart guides. Their work included updating URLs, clarifying instructions, and minor content adjustments. These changes improved the clarity and accuracy of the documentation for users of the Corda platform, specifically regarding the Corda Network and its bootstrapping process. The user's commits demonstrate a focus on enhancing the onboarding experience and providing up-to-date information.
interoperabledltsmart-contractprivacytransact
gendal/product-categorisation-with-gpt
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Contributions:3 pushes in 6 months
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