Robert has been a keen hosteller since his youth. He has a passion for the outdoors and loves exploring Britain’s wild country and coastline on foot. A family man, a dad and a grandad, he has been volunteering in children’s and youth work for over 50 years. He has a passion for everything YHA stands for and is keen to see it make a real difference to even more young lives in the years ahead. “Because where you go changes who you become.”  
 
A meteorologist by profession, Robert worked for 35 years at the Met Office. He has served on numerous Boards and Councils at national and international level — as chief executive of the Met Office, non-executive Director of Ordnance Survey, president of Eumetnet, vice president of the Royal Met Society and vice president of the World Meteorological Organisation. 
 
He now works as a strategic consultant to leaders of weather services around the world. 

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