After spending 22 years in the Public Sector with the Department for Constitutional Affairs [DCA], Rob moved to the Voluntary Sector to lead a UK-wide scheme aimed at delivering a community led approach to greater equity for all. Rob is a qualified Development Trainer, Recruitment Interviewer and JEGs 'Job' Evaluator.

Rob joined the DCA [then Lord Chancellor's Department - LCD] in 1983 and, after spending eight years working in the local County Court [Civil Law] in the London Borough of Brent, Rob transferred to the Department's Regional Office where he worked as an I.T. Liaison Officer. Rob then relocated to LCD's HQ Office where he enjoyed a 13 month stay working with the Magistrates Courts [Criminal Law] Management Information System and assisting with responses to Parliamentary Questions. In November 1994 Rob gained promotion and returned to an operational post at Willesden County Court where he worked as a Deputy Court Manager.

In November of 1998 Rob returned to Headquarters after he successfully applied for the post of Development Trainer in Corporate HR. Rob studied part time at the Civil Service College and in May 2000 was awarded the CiPD's Certificate in Training Practice. Rob went on to facilitate Departmental development activities in Leadership, Motivation and Diversity for first, middle and senior managers throughout England & Wales.

In May 2001 Rob was invited to spearhead efforts to launch the Department?s first corporate staff network in support of ethnic minority staff, namely PROUD. During the same year, Rob became the first elected Chair of the Civil Service Race Equality Network [CSREN] which continues to be sponsored by the Head of the Home Civil Service.

In August 2004, Rob joined the DCA's Corporate Diversity Team as a Project Leader and Policy Advisor. Rob wrote the DCA's first Corporate Project Plan dedicated to developing more diverse Policy & Strategy.

In February 2005 Rob won a secondment, via the DTi, to lead a UK-wide Community Leadership Scheme as part of the Government's work in progressing the Equality Bill and a single equalities board i.e. the Commission for Equality and Human Rights [CEHR]. Rob is currently located at The 1990 Trust where, having recently returned from attending the Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow-PUSH Coalition's 34th Annual Conference in Chicago, USA, Rob is now assisting with plans to launch 'PUSH-UK' i.e. a UK-wide Black alliance.

Rob also served as the elected Vice Chair of the National Coalition of Black Led-Organisations [www.ncblo.co.uk] for a full one year tenure in 2004-05. The NCbLO is an umbrella network made up of leaders from Black-led networks, organisations and staff associations, which meet bi-monthly to share effective practice and promote the Black professionals perspective across the UK.

Rob sits as a Trustee on two Boards. One is a national organisation working in support of family relationships and the other is a community based charity committed to empowering young people in their journey from education to employment.

Rob is married to Donna and they live happily in Harrow with their two children, Rhianne [12] and Joshua [8].