Robert is a pensions professional with an extensive business background, largely in outsourcing and financial services. He has worked for trustee, not for profit, private equity owned, and insurance businesses over the last 30 years. He has also held senior leadership positions for several large pension schemes, including the NHS, Civil Service, Royal Mail Statutory scheme, and the Railways Pension Scheme. Between January 2015 and January 2024 Robert was a NED at the Ministry of Defence where he also chaired the Armed Forces Pension Schemes.
He is currently a Trustee of the Creative Pensions Trust Mastertrust and a Governor of the Pensions Policy Institute, he sits on the Board of the Local Pensions Partnership Limited, and he is also a NED on the Board of the Pensions Ombudsman. He is a frequent speaker at pensions and employee benefits events and is a regular contributor to the UK pensions industry press. He is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute and has been both Chair of the PMI Board and President during his service there. He is also an Accredited Member of the Association of Professional Pension Trustees.