Richard Gomes
Chief Programme Officer at Shell Foundation
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRichard Gomes is a mission-driven programme leader with 12+ years scaling inclusive markets at Shell Foundation, now responsible for deploying ~$40M annually to meet ambitious 10-year impact targets across income, health and education for low-income communities. He combines financial and commercial roots from Shell with hands-on social investment experience to originate partnerships, mobilise capital and strengthen portfolio performance—helping the Foundation’s investments reach over 220 million people and leverage $8.5B. A systems thinker, Richard built an ecosystem development programme that pioneered risk-offsetting deals, advanced gender-lens investing and catalysed capital into decentralised renewable energy. He also chairs the board of Value for Women, writes on impact and energy access, and brings an unusual dual perspective shaped by a BSc in Economics and a postgraduate diploma in journalism.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Haberdashers Aske's SchoolEconomics, Economics at University of WarwickPostgraduate Diploma in Journalism, Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism at London School of Journalism
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Github Skills (200)
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Github contributions (5)
frgomes/debian-scripts
Jul 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:179 commits, 2 PRs, 186 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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frgomes/kubuntu-btrfs-luks
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Contributions:231 pushes, 3 branches, 1 comment in 9 days
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