Rob co-founded SEBA International Executive Search, a global boutique executive search firm, where he built and led the firm’s Finance & Risk Practice for 22 years. Following SEBA’s acquisition by ZRG Partners, he became leader of ZRG’s global Risk & Compliance Practice. He began his executive search career with A-L Associates, Inc. in New York.

Drawing on more than 25 years of executive search experience, Rob advises boards and executive leadership teams on strategic appointments across risk management, compliance, treasury, strategy, and quantitative disciplines. His work spans leadership succession, regulatory change, transformation, and evolving business models, with a particular focus on positioning risk, finance and control functions as strategic enablers of growth and competitive advantage.

Rob advises leading organizations across financial services, technology, energy, and real estate. Over the course of his career, he has led more than 400 executive searches across 25 countries, advising boards and senior executives on critical leadership appointments. A recognized thought leader and speaker, he has participated in forums hosted by GARP, RiskMinds, PRMIA, the American Bankers Association, NACD, and Bloomberg.

Prior to entering executive search, Rob worked with Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader (Hogan & Harston LLP) in Washington, D.C.

Rob serves on the Advisory Council of the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium (SERC) and as Chairman of A Chance in Life (ACIL), a global nonprofit supporting at-risk youth. He previously served on the Board of the Professional Risk Managers International Association (PRMIA) and is active with the Cornhill Club in the City of London.

Rob is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland.