Robert is an Executive Partner at Flagship Pioneering and Chairman of the Board of Indigo Ag and Invaio and member of the Board of Inari. Previously, he worked with Syngenta as Global Head of Business Development plus Interim Global Head of R&D and a member of the global executive committee. Prior to that Robert had various senior management roles. He joined Syngenta from McKinsey & Company, where he was a Partner. He started his professional career at Procter & Gamble.