Richard "Rick" Haythornthwaite, a luminary in business and technology, co-founded QiO in 2015 and serves as its Chairman, bringing together his vast experience from chairing MasterCard and Centrica, and steering the Creative Industries Federation. His diverse career extends from BP oilfield management to advising top-tier investment banks. As an Oxford and MIT Sloan graduate, Rick has been pivotal in corporate leadership and has a rich history of philanthropy, notably with the Southbank Centre and the World Wide Web Foundation, driving change in environmental impact through QiO.