Summary
Richard Vodden is a technology leader with 20+ years' experience spanning hands-on engineering, infrastructure delivery and senior leadership across startups and large enterprises. Currently Director of Velocity & IT at Flo Health, he has led platform, DevOps and product-led transformations at organisations including Babylon, Humanising Autonomy and Isomorphic Labs. A self-taught coder from age eight with a degree in mathematics from Imperial College, he combines deep technical fluency (DevOps/MLOps, CI/CD, cloud-native and embedded/edge systems) with a pragmatic focus on delivery and developer experience. He builds high-performing teams through clear vision, psychological safety and continuous improvement, and is a committed sponsor and mentor for diversity and inclusion. Known for rescuing complex programmes and aligning architecture to business outcomes, he brings consultancy-honed breadth together with operational rigor. Outside work he’s a trumpet player and chef, reflecting a creative, detail-oriented approach to both people and systems.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Presentation College, Reading
Bsc, Mathematics, Bsc, Mathematics at Imperial College London