He started work in the City in 1993 and is an Investment Director at Rathbone Investment Management where he manages multi-asset risk adjusted investment portfolios for individuals, families, trusts and charities. He has held a number of senior leadership roles within the business, including sitting on the Board and 12 years on the Executive and Management Committees.

He is Chair of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment Audit & Risk Committee and on the Board of the Impact Investing Institute.

Prior to being elected as an Alderman, he spent eight years as a Common Councilman and during which time he was Chairman of both the Corporation’s Investment Committee and the Financial Investment Board.

Robert is on the Court of the Haberdashers’ Company and is Past Master of the Guild of Investment Managers. He also has Honorary lifetime membership of the City & Guilds Institute and has served as a trustee of a number of charities including Trust for London and Mercy Ships. He is currently churchwarden of St Lawrence Jewry and was Chair of the annual City of London Prayer Breakfast.

Robert is a signatory to the City of London Corporation Members’ Diversity Charter: Corporate governance – City of London