Ralph joined the British Council in 2015, first as Director of Business Development in Beijing, moving to Guangzhou in 2016 to take up the position of South China Area Director.
Ralph took up the position of Director Taiwan in October 2019, where he leads a team of 140 staff to realise a vision of an increasingly connected UK and Taiwan, benefiting millions of lives, through cross-cultural English, education, and arts opportunities.
Before joining the British Council, Ralph spent fifteen years supporting a wide variety of UK companies and institutions enter and grow in the China market, most recently as Managing Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in China.
Ralph graduated in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Leeds in 1999 and received his Master’s in Applied Translation in 2000.
When he isn’t developing cultural relations, Ralph loves getting outside and going for a hike, but most of all he enjoys family life with his wife and two children.