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Robin is recognized internationally as being in the vanguard of integral leaders, business advisors, authors and entrepreneurs in Europe. He is based in the South of France and London, and has lived and worked in over 30 countries on 4 continents. He has founded, developed and supported hundreds of organizations to realize their full potential in sustainable ways. For example, he co-developed the World Bank’s first Sustainable Energy policy in 1992, co-founded one of Europe’s first e-business incubators in 1999 at E&Y, consulted to the UK Cabinet Office on social capital in 2002 and contributed to the UN Year of Micro-credit strategy in 2005.

As Founding President of Renaissance2 Robin is responsible for the vision, strategy and design of Renaissance2, as well as leadership of the executive team that ensures the effective operation of the organization.

To give you some idea of Robin’s experience, he has:
• Worked with Global Luminaries, Advised, been apprenticed to, collaborated with and campaigned for the offices of such legends as Nelson Mandela, Tony Blair, integral philosopher Ken Wilber, Don Beck of Spiral Dynamics, John Reed at Citigroup, Sol Kerzner while at Sun International, Arie de Geus at Shell, Niall Fitzgerald at Unilever and legendary CEO’s at over 40 Global 1000 corporations including Ed Rust III at State Farm, Lew Platt at HP, Chris Meyer at the Monitor Group, Napier Collyns at Global Business Network, the senior partners of Ernst & Young International, amongst others.~

• A Breadth of Life Experience- Been an author, military officer, rock and roll guitarist and jazz pianist, singer, corporate lawyer, investment banker, pilot, business school professor, scuba diver, celebrity speaker, e-business designer and leader, trainer, meditator, consultant, strategic advisor, coach, and father of teenagers Callum and Kirstie.

• Served with Huge and Amazing Organizations- Worked with some of the largest companies, banks and NGO’s in the world, as well as some of the most daring leading edge breakthrough organizations. Co-developed the World Bank’s first Sustainable Energy policy in 1992. Co-founded one of Europe’s first e-business incubators in 1999 at E&Y. Consulted to the UK Cabinet Office on social capital in 2002. Contributed to the UN Year of Micro-credit strategy in 2005.

• Strategy & Leadership Elder- Mastered how to envision the future with leading figures in a wide range of fields and industries, and then how to translate those strategic insights into leading, sustainable organizations and ecosystems, while embodying the disciplines inherent in integral leadership and organizational transformation.

• Innovation Guru- Learned how to facilitate large groups in creating the future through breakthrough innovations, applying insights from the sciences of complexity and cognition and the daily practice of a variety of physical, artistic and spiritual disciplines.

These days Robin’s passions include designing and looking after the buildings and gardens at Chateau La Tour Apollinaire, painting, composing symphonies, swimming in the sea, travelling, writing his fourth book and being with his wife Elena, children Callum and Kirstie and his large extended family and network of friends around the world, while learning to thrive in carbon neutral ways. His personal aspiration is to help catalyze the emerging second Renaissance so that we can co-create a sustainable business model for a thriving planet, and bring beauty to life all around us.