Meet the team

A multidisciplinary team of individuals drawn from across the professions

James Valentine

Director of Growth

James is RQ’s Director of Growth, and brings over a decade of expertise in user acquisition, product management, and growth marketing to our team.

He has spent the past 11 years working for fast growing London-based fintech and legaltech startups and scaleups, and has been through multiple renowned growth programmes and accelerators during that time.

Prior to joining RQ, James led the Growth teams at VC-backed data visualisation API platform Datapane, wealth infrastructure API platform WealthKernel, legal marketplace Lexoo, and held user acquisition roles for US content marketing platform BrightTALK.

James holds an MA History and Economics degree from the University of Aberdeen, as well as industry growth qualifications. When he’s not working, he's frequently found traveling, running, hiking, skiing, or playing football.

Johnny Ridd
CEO
Johnny Ridd
Johnny Ridd
CEO
Max Crossan
CTO
Max Crossan
Max Crossan
CTO
James Valentine
Director of Growth
James Valentine
James Valentine
Director of Growth
Philippa Hann
Head of Solicitor Engagement
Philippa Hann
Philippa Hann
Head of Solicitor Engagement
Michael Smith
Financial Planning
Michael Smith
Michael Smith
Financial Planning
Harry McAdoo
Head of Accountancy Engagement
Harry McAdoo
Harry McAdoo
Head of Accountancy Engagement
Jon Morley
Director of Business Development
Jon Morley
Jon Morley
Director of Business Development
James van den Bergh
Board Adviser
James van den Bergh
James van den Bergh
Board Adviser
Mike Still
Board Adviser
Mike Still
Mike Still
Board Adviser

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