About us

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25
+
years of global experience in the education sector
20
M+
assessments delivered
100
+
countries served

Trusted by top universities and certification bodies worldwide

Including over 100 medical institutions
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Why the best educators in the world work with us

The people behind the platform

Set-up in 2000 by our co-founders Keean and Zahid, risr/ has now grown to a global team of business analysts, assessment specialists and tech experts; but strip the titles away and we’re a team of passionate, personable humans who are good at what we do.

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risr/ team at the Association of Test Publishers conference 2026

Our HQ team

Keean Schupke

Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder

Zahid Malik

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Melanie Whyte

Managing Director

Paul Glover

Chief Operating Officer

Tim Jones

People and Culture Officer

Presentation speaker at the risr/ Community Day

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  3. Watch our webinars to hear directly from our dedicated experts in their respective fields.
  4. Contact us to learn more, or if you’d like to chat to an existing customer we’d be happy to arrange something.