Richard Parker (born c. May 1963) is a British businessman and Labour politician serving as the Mayor of the West Midlands since May 2024.

[9] In 1989 he joined Price Waterhouse (later PricewaterhouseCoopers) "PwC", rising to become a partner in 2006 and acting as the company's lead for housing and communities.

[6][9] Whilst at PwC, he led a team to advise on the establishment of the West Midlands Combined Authority, and the devolution settlement that this involved.

[9] He left PwC in 2016, setting up his own management consultancy, RP Strategy, working with SMEs and initiatives including housing, green investment and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

[6][10][11] In April 2024, The Times reported that in the year before he was selected as Labour mayoral candidate, Parker donated £12,000, and a week at his holiday home in Cornwall (valued at £1,400), to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves.