Tony Richards
CISO, Google Cloud Public Sector UK
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTony Richards is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with nine years in senior roles and two decades of hands-on technical experience stretching back to avionics engineering in the British Army. Currently CISO for Google Cloud Public Sector UK, he has deep experience shaping cloud security, government assurance frameworks and cross-government accreditation from prior GDS and public sector roles. Tony blends strategic CISO responsibilities with practical delivery—running security practices, leading DevSecOps and advising top-tier financial and government clients at EY and Securestorm. He has a track record of building pragmatic, repeatable assurance processes (including rapid OFFICIAL risk assessment tooling) and influencing national cloud security approaches. Comfortable speaking at international fora and liaising with government cyber authorities, he is known for translating technical risk into clear decision-ready advice for executives. His background as an avionic engineer and founder-CTO gives him uncommon empathy for operational constraints alongside policy-level thinking.
8 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BTEC ONC Electronic Engineering, BTEC ONC Electronic Engineering at Princess Marina CollegeClass 2 Avionic Engineering, Class 2 Avionic Engineering at School of Aeronautical Engineering
Github Skills (5)
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cybersecurity4
owasp3
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
TonyDRichards/oss2018
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
Open Security Summit 2018
Contributions:14 pushes in 1 month
securitysummit
TonyDRichards/oss2019
May 2019 - Jun 2019
Open Security Summit 2019
Contributions:16 pushes in 25 days
securitysummit
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