Richard Vaughan (born 16 April 1978) is a Welsh and British badminton player from Llanbradach, Caerphilly, Wales. Vaughan was the Chief Executive of Badminton Ireland between 2011 - 2015 and led a noticeable growth in the sport both in terms of participation, media attention and high-performance with Olympians Scott Evans, Chloe Magee, Sam Magee, and the establishment of top world juniors in Jonathan Dolan, Nhat Ngyuen, and Paul Reynolds.
