Robert Thomas

Robert joined WA’s Investor Services practice in November 2020, providing advice to investors on policy risk and guiding clients through a range of complex regulatory environments.

Robert read Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, gaining a double first and a PhD in quantum theory, before becoming a Fellow of the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart, developing a new theory capable of predicting molecular and solid-state properties with unprecedented accuracy. He has also previously advised Members of Parliament and Ministers with a particular focus on technology, skills and cross-border matters. He holds the CFA UK’s Investment Management Certificate and has passed Level I of the CFA Program.

Outside work, he enjoys long walks in his native Lincolnshire and Rutland, and learning more about political and scientific history.