Robert is the founder of Redesigning Financial Services, a think tank dedicated to accelerating the structural transformation in the financial services industry. Robert spent 11 years in financial services sector as a cross-asset strategist in the in Global Research at Credit Suisse and in the Investment Office at Julius Baer.

Robert also serves as a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, where he won the award “Best Lecturer 2019” for Global Executive MBA program. He teaches courses on company financial valuation, investing and asset allocation, and a course called “Innovating for Sustainability”. Robert just finished writing his PhD, and holds two master’s degrees from the HSG, one in Banking and Finance, the other in International Affairs and Governance. His undergraduate degree is in Economics from Bates College, USA.