Ritchie Mehta is the Founder of CLIMB and one of the UK's leading champions of talent development and inclusion within the marketing industry. He has built award-winning programmes that have connected over 150 senior leaders with more than 3,000 young people from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.

An Honorary Fellow of Cambridge Judge Business School and Fellow of The Marketing Society, Ritchie brings a career spanning academia, industry and entrepreneurship, including senior roles at Oxford University Press and work with FTSE 100 companies. He is also Co-Founder of The Places We'll Go Show, one of the world's top marketing podcasts.

His book, CLIMB, draws on over 200 conversations with industry leaders to decode what it takes to build a fulfilling, successful career. Known for bringing people together and unlocking collective intelligence, Ritchie blends strategic insight, practical wisdom and a passion for social mobility.