Richard Williams MC

Chair

Richard was commissioned into the Welsh Guards in 1986 and returned to the Army after university. He went on to a number of training and command roles and served in many theatres throughout a varied operational career. He left the Army as a Major in 1999 and went on to work at the Cabinet Office and in senior executive roles in insurance and banking. He has been a trustee of veterans’ and youth development charities for over twenty years and became Chair of Royal Star & Garter in July 2025.