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Richard Freund has had a long and varied career in the technology industry. Richard began their career in 1995 with a Diploma Thesis at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Richard then moved on to Universidade de Ribeirão Preto in 1998 as an Information Technology Administrator. In 2000, they joined PCD Informática as a Technical Presales and IT Instructor. Two years later, they took on the role of Account Manager and Technical Presales at SCI Tecnologia da Informação. In 2005, Richard Freund founded Xplain IT and held the role of Founder. In 2004, they joined Inmetrics, where they held the roles of Director, Senior Sales Executive, Senior Key Account Executive, Sales Director, and Account Manager. Finally, in 2022, they became the Chief Executive Officer of Konker.

Richard Freund's education history includes a MicroMasters Degree in Organizational Leadership from The University of Queensland (2018-2020), a Strategic Management and Innovation degree from Copenhagen Business School (2017-2018), a Certification in Internet of Things from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016), a Master's degree in Computer Science from The University of Bonn (1992-1996), a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Technical University of Munich (1987-1990), a Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma from Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Canada (1986-1987), and secondary school from Erasmus Grasser Gymnasium, Munich, Germany (1980-1986). Richard also has additional certifications, including a Prof G Certified Strategist from Section4 (2020), Storytelling for Influence from IDEO U (2018), Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing from Copenhagen Business School (2018), Introduction to Negotiation: A Strategic Playbook for Becoming a Principled and Persuasive Negotiator from Yale University (2018), Introduction to Marketing from University of Pennsylvania (2017), and Film & Television Business - Formação Executiva em Cinema e TV from FGV (2009).