Robert is a Financial Officer (Strategy & Operations) in the Asset Management & Advisory Department of the World Bank Treasury, where he focuses on project management, communications, and business development for central banks and public asset management institutions. His work is centered on a global program dedicated to delivering asset management and advisory services to public asset managers, known as the Reserve Advisory & Management Partnership (RAMP). Improving public asset management ultimately increases the resilience of countries. RAMP helps central banks respond to economic shocks, sovereign wealth funds protect intergenerational wealth, and public pension funds ensure future payments. He manages a trust fund that expands financial advisory services to central banks in low-income, fragile, or conflict-affected situations.
Since joining the World Bank Treasury in 2017, he has played a key role in strategic initiatives, including co-founding Treasury's first-ever junior professional programs to recruit top finance talent. He has extensive experience coordinating across teams, organizing high-level events, and supporting senior leadership, including drafting speeches and briefing materials for executive meetings. As a leader in workplace culture, he was elected to a two-year term as a Staff Association Delegate, representing nearly 1,000 finance professionals. He managed Treasury's first internship and analyst program, leading it to a million-dollar program and attracting highly talented applicants worldwide. He also founded and chairs the World Bank & IMF Yale Club.
Before the World Bank, he served as a Senior Advisor to a US Congressman, where he managed relationships and built coalitions for legislation promoting affordable housing and good government. His work in campaign finance reform has been featured in national and international outlets, including Roll Call, The Hill, and ProPublica. His background in both finance and policy provides a strong foundation for navigating political risk, stakeholder engagement, and development finance. Throughout his career, he has maintained a reputation for discretion, having managed sensitive personnel and budgetary matters. His commitment to fostering collaboration, effective communication, and strategic leadership continues to shape his contributions to global finance and public policy.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from Yale University and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University. He is a former Network Fellow at Harvard University’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics.