Rob is senior principal and clinical director with Economist Impact’s health policy practice. Based in London, he is responsible for the global unit’s independent scientific outputs including policy analysis, secondary research and economic modelling. His focus is how best to partner with clients to develop the insights from research evidence and policy analysis to improve health and drive positive change across policy and practice.
Rob has a background in clinical medicine and public health, developing clinical practice guidelines and integrated care pathways for infectious disease, cardiovascular and cancers. With a special interest in prevention, he has worked in New Zealand and the UK. Working as deputy director of the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Dissemination Centre for five years he was responsible for an innovative process of abstracting and disseminating summaries of impactful research relevant to the NHS. He has taught evidence based medicine and his academic research includes articles published in the BMJ, Eurosurveillance, Quality and Safety.