Richard Widdas

Richard is a UK Consulting Partner, and has worked in Financial Services for more than 28 years in professional services.

Richard leads Deloitte’s Global Consulting Financial Services practice and is the Head of Consulting for Deloitte UK. Richard is responsible for leading practices that span all financial services sectors (banking & capital markets, insurance, investment management and real estate) and engaging 8,000 plus practitioners across the Deloitte network.

Richard is a strategy advisor with specific expertise in large-scale business transactions, restructuring, and cost reduction. Working with executive teams to shape performance and growth-orientated strategies is core to his work carried out with large domestic and international enterprises.

Richard is a member of the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is eminent in the marketplace as an expert on emerging technologies and protocols that are affecting financial services organizations.