Meet Our Leadership Team
Experienced professionals with deep expertise in Financial Services transformation, bringing decades of hands-on experience from Investment Banking and Specialty Insurance markets.
Richard S Jones
Founder & Managing Director
About
Commercially astute CIO/Transformation Leader with 20+ years' experience delivering critical technology-enabled business change. Proven record of driving IPO readiness, AI & data platform transformations, and multi-million-dollar savings across global Financial Services including PE-backed businesses. Recognised for rescuing failing programmes, aligning technology strategy to business outcomes, and building high-performing global teams.
Professional Experience
Group Chief Information Officer
2023-2025Accelerant Holdings
Led team of over 100 resources, managing IT budget of 50M USD, delivering savings whilst business volumes grew by 50%. Helped to successfully achieve IPO on NYSE (July 2025). Set ambitious and pragmatic technology-enabled business transformation strategy, working with C suite and Board.
Partner, Technology-Enabled Transformation
2011-2023Ernst and Young
Led Financial Services Technology Delivery area with focus on Capital Markets and Specialty Insurance, generating Sales and Revenues of over 10M USD per annum. Specialized in rescuing failing transformation programs and created improved methodology for lower-cost delivery.
Associate Partner
2007-2011IBM Business Consulting
Won and delivered technology-enabled transformation programs including multi-year post-merger integration of major UK Banking Group and Treasury Operating Model Redesign.
Finance Technology Transformation Leader
2003-2007Financial Services Industry
Led Financial Services Technology Delivery teams with focus on Data Integration and Data Warehouse delivery for global transformation programs in Insurance and Reinsurance markets. Supported post-acquisition integrations and technology platform implementations.
Technology Transformation Leader
1998-2003Capital Markets & Investment Banking
Led teams in design and implementation of subledger technologies across Equities, Fixed Income and Money Markets businesses. Extensive experience in Financial Accounting and Product Control functions.
Financial Accounting & Product Control
1991-1998Financial Services Industry
Various roles in Banking Audit, Finance Product Control, and Finance Technology Delivery across major financial institutions. Built foundational expertise in financial accounting, product control, and regulatory compliance in Capital Markets environments.
Qualifications
- BSc Hons Psychology, University College London, 1991
- ACA, Institute of Chartered Accountants (with EY), 1994
Areas of Expertise
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