Richard Francia

Richard Francia is an accomplished Technical Leader with extensive experience in various industries, including advertising, telecom, software, ad tech, and financial tech. He studied Business Administration with a focus on Computer Applications at De La Salle University, Marketing and Finance at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Computer Science at Stanford University.

Throughout his career, Richard's skills in Software Development, Product Management, Data and Analytics, User Experience, E-commerce, and Agile Methodologies have been prominent. He has held multiple high-level positions throughout his career, such as being the Chief Technology Officer at APTO Payments, Founder and CTO at Vertical Finance, Inc., CTO Consultant at Riparian LLC, and Data Lead at Business.com.

Richard's exceptional project management experience helped him co-found MatchToken Foundation and Ergocentric Software. He has also served as an Advisor in a technical aspect at Wallaby Financial, Inc. and contributed his technical expertise to YP. Mr. Francia started his career working as a System Administrator at ACC, Inc., a Software Engineer at VSOURCE, Inc., and ARIS, Inc. Further, his excellent communication, management, and technical skills have been helpful in his role as Managing Director at Innovation Technology.

In summary, Richard Francia has achieved success throughout an impressive career in various industries with a focus on software development, product management, and data analytics.