Robert is the Head of Growth Assets at First State Super. His role involves developing and implementing the strategy for building First State Super's exposure to both listed and unlisted equity investments on a global basis. Prior to joining First State Super in 2012 Robert worked for over 20 years a Macquarie Group where he was involved in private equity fund investing as well as investments in listed equities, property, infrastructure and fixed interest in Macquarie Funds Group and Macquarie Private Bank. Robert began his career at Macquarie in equities research in Macquarie Securities. Prior to Macquarie Robert worked in the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra on Budget Policy and foreign debt management.