Rob has been the CEO of the digital agency cScape since 1997 when he co-founded it. cScape is in the top ten technical digital agencies in the UK and has a stellar list of blue chip clients as well as many large not for profit organisations and government bodies. He has spoken and written on a wide range of subjects related to the internet, particularly around the issue of privacy. He also has a blog, the UK After The Recession, www.postrecession.wordpress.com, which has attracted a great deal of interest and some controversy over his prescriptions for the future of the UK. As a result of this he has received wide coverage across the written and spoken media, appearing in many tv and radio discussions of the recession.

Rob has 20 years of senior management experience, is a regular media commentator and has spoken at numerous public conferences. He has contributed to a range of Institute of Ideas events, including the Battle of Ideas and the Debating Matters Competition. Rob’s writing has appeared in a wide range of publications ranging from economic think-tanks to marketing magazines and web publications in the UK and abroad. These include the Social Science Research Network, Journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Executive Internet, spiked and Novo.