Alpha Transform Holdings Portfolio Company Cloudbench Announces Tom Richer to Assume Role as Chairman and CEO

Cloudbench, a
leading
emerging
technology
consulting
startup
and
Google
partner,
today
announced
Founder
Tom
Richer
has
assumed
the
role
of
Chairman
and
Chief
Executive
Officer.

Richer,
who
founded
Cloudbench
in
late
2023,
is
a
seasoned
executive
with
30
years
of
experience
scaling
technology
consulting
businesses
for
global
systems
integrators
such
as
Deloitte,
Capgemini,
Cognizant
and
tech
giants
such
as
Microsoft,
IBM,
and
HP.
 Previously
the
GM
and
Head
of
the
Google
Business
Group,
Americas
at
Wipro,
Richer
specializes
in
leading
emerging
technology
consulting
businesses
across
industries
and
client
segments.
 He
has
startup
founder
and
CEO
experience
with
DevLogics
and
The
Richer
Group
along
with
being
a
startup
advisor
on
Cornell’s
Entrepreneurship
Council.
 Richer
holds
an
MBA
from
Cornell
University
and
a
degree
in
MIS
from
Iona
University.

“I
founded
Cloudbench
to
advance
its
mission
of
transforming
the
underserved
startups
and
midmarket
businesses
with
cutting
edge
AI
and
Web3
technology,”
said
Richer.
“Cloudbench
solves
the
biggest
challenges
in
AI
and
Web3
adoption
in
these
segments:
complexity
and
cost.”

“There’s
so
much
to
be
excited
about
with
Cloudbench
and
we
are
proud
to
have
them
as
a
portfolio
company,”
added
Enzo
Villani,
CEO
of
Alpha
Transform
Holdings.
“Startups
and
midmarket
customers
particularly
value
Cloudbench’s
rapid
approach
to
developing
and
infusing
AI
and
Web3
solutions
into
their
businesses.
 Tom’s
strategic
vision,
track
record
in
transformational
leadership,
and
sheer
passion
for
startups
and
emerging
technology
makes
him
incredibly
well-suited
to
lead
Cloudbench
through
this
phase
of
growth.”

About
Cloudbench
Cloudbench
is
at
the
forefront
of
value-driven
emerging
technology
consulting,
with
a
focus
on
Artificial
Intelligence,
empowering
businesses
to
harness
the
limitless
potential
of
AI
and
Data.
Our
mission
is
to
rapidly
help
small
and
medium
clients
enable,
embrace,
and
manage
AI
and
Data
to
unlock
innovation
and
drive
growth.
 Cloudbench
is
an
official
Google
Cloud
partner,
a
member
of
the
Google
Cloud
for
Startups
program
and
a
portfolio
company
of
Alpha
Transform
Holdings.
 Learn
more
at www.cloudbench.net.

About
Alpha
Transform
Holdings
Alpha
Transform
Holdings
(ATH)
is
an
investment
and
advisory
organization
that
focuses
on
fintech,
AI
and
digital
assets.
ATH’s
principals
have
a
track
record
of
early
investment
in
ventures
that
have
become
“unicorns”
and
other
industry-leading
ventures,
and
its
principals
take
an
active
role
in
driving
the
success
of
their
portfolio
companies.
Visit:
https://www.alphatransform.io/