Richard Phillips
Executive Director, Policy and Partnerships
ABHI Groups
Biography
Richard joined ABHI in June 2015 with over 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries.
Richard holds a first degree in Sports Science from Brighton Polytechnic and a Master's in Health Economics Research and Management from Keele University. He served for 10 years as a member of the Technology Appraisal Advisory Committee of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and also on the Programme Advisory Group of the Healthcare Quality and Information Authority in Ireland.
Richard is on the Advisory Board of Health Innovation West Midlands and the Steering Groups of MedConnect North and the West Yorkshire HealthTech Launchpad. He also sits on the Board of Birmingham and the Midlands Engine Health, Care and Life Sciences, and is a former Board member of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital. He is an Executive Board member of the West Midlands HealthTech Innovation Accelerator and is a former Chair of the Small Business Research Initiative Programme Board. Richard is a longstanding member of the Institute of Healthcare Management.
Richard, his wife Luan, and their daughter Zelah Marie, live in North Birmingham and West Cornwall.