Richie is an Edinburgh man who was educated just around the corner from the Grassmarket Mission at George Heriot’s School. After leaving Heriot’s Richie joined the police where he spent 31 years undertaking a variety of roles including developing the Code of Ethics for Policing, delivering leadership training across the UK and completing a Fulbright Scholarship in the United States.
Richie spent a year as Director of Education and Learning at the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service before taking up his current role as Chief Executive of Scotland’s oldest youth club, FetLor. In addition to his doctorate, Richie holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in law and is a qualified coach. He is married with two children who despair at his interest in bagpiping and playing bass guitar.
Richie joined the Board of Trustees in 2020.