Richard O'Connell is a veteran entrepreneur and leader with two decades of experience in various fields such as SaaS and API partnerships, marketing technology, product management, and consulting, among many others. His extensive international business background has honed his skills in managing large programs, products, and operations while driving cutting-edge business growth. O'Connell has led high-performing teams to grow successful products and partnership ecosystems from inception to global scale, creating a successful track record of managing strategic relationships with enterprises and startups.

O'Connell's expertise spans various areas such as product partnerships, business development, product management, developer ecosystems, platforms, product growth, marketing, business and go-to-market strategy, operations, tools, and program management. He studied in Harvard Business School Executive Education's Program on Negotiation, obtaining his Masters of Science in Cyberpsychology from Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology. Prior, he also took Bachelor of Science in Computer Programming, Specific Applications, and a Diploma in Financial Management from Dublin City University and ACCA Diploma in Financial Management, respectively.

Currently, O'Connell is an adviser at Riva and was previously a mentor at Techstars. Further, he has held directorial, managerial, and consultant roles at various companies such as Atlassian, LinkedIn, Facebook, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Accenture, among many others.