Richard brings to Croft the same discipline that defines his medical practice: rigorous assessment, long-term thinking, and a commitment to outcomes that hold.

A specialist anaesthetist and pain medicine practitioner, he served as Director of Pain Services at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and now holds the same role at Precision Brain Spine and Pain, where he also leads fellowship training.

His academic and professional record spans state leadership of the Australian Pain Society and numerous positions at the intersection of clinical practice and institutional governance.

He has lived in Melbourne since 2005. He knows the city's neighbourhoods with the attention of someone who chose to stay.