Ben Richardson is Managing Partner at CF. Ben works at the intersection of health systems and life sciences with data, digital and AI to improve patient outcomes and transform healthcare. He is an expert in the economics of health, population health, the uptake of innovation, real world evidence, and data digital and AI.

Ben leads CF’s Life Sciences, Health Investing and Data Sciences work. He has supported CF’s development to become an award-winning company renowned for impact, thought leadership and use of data in healthcare. Prior to joining CF, Ben was at McKinsey for 15 years where he left as a partner. With 25 years of experience, he has worked across health systems, life sciences, health tech and data science in Europe, the Mideast, Africa, America and Australia. Ben is a Harvard-trained economist.

Ben has collaborated with NHS Confed, the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries, the Institute for Public Policy Research. This work has been published in the FT, the Times, the New Statesman and the HSJ. He writes on topics including the economics of health, population health management, partnership between life sciences, and health systems as well as critical priorities such as dementia, cancer, cardiovascular, obesity. Most recently he has written a report for Lord Darzi's Future State Programme on the impact of Data Digital and AI on Healthcare.