Long active as a volunteer in the HIV community in his native New York (most notably in the early, militant years of Act-Up), Robert's introduction to Terrence Higgins Trust came as a post-graduate student at Cambridge in the late 1980s, whilst researching his M.Phil thesis on ‘The Politics of AIDS’.
The organisation’s robust model, of both direct service provision and strong advocacy, informed in part the approach to his subsequent work at the United Nations, where for five years he helped formulate the U.N.’s first policy and programmatic responses to the socio-economic impacts of AIDS. It was in this role that he produced ‘Law, Ethics and HIV’, a collection of original research and analysis that raised significant awareness of the legal and ethical implications of the epidemic.
Since that time, he's worked in a number of senior communications roles in the private sector – including a combination of media relations, lobbying and corporate social responsibility.
Having worked within both the public and corporate sectors – including directly on HIV-related issues – he is committed to help build effective bridges between our staff and their corporate, government and media constituencies.