#70 Leading a responsible investment revolution, Robert Gardner Investment Director St. James's Place Wealth Management

<p>Robert Gardner joins Purposely Podcast to share his fascinating story, from a childhood in inflation ravaged Argentina to disrupting the pension industry through his successful start-up ‘Redington’.</p> <p>Robert is currently Director of Investment at St. James’s Place Wealth Management, a highly respected visionary, Robert is leading a responsible investment revolution that now includes 'everyday investors'.</p> <p>Robert is responsible for planning, growing and protecting the wealth of over 830,000 clients in the UK and Asia. St. James’s Place manages over £150 billon of client funds, Robert’s main goal is to ensure that these clients have enough money to live a long and prosperous life, at the same time using this money to be a force for good<em> </em>as delivering financial wellbeing in a<em> ‘world worth living in.’</em></p> <p>Robert started his career in investment banking at Deutsche Bank working in foreign exchange. Robert then moved to Merrill Lynch where he helped pioneer a way for pension funds to manage their long-term interest rates and inflation risks. In 2006 he resigned to become an entrepreneur and co-founded Redington, “we wanted to do for pensions what Jamie Oliver did for school food”. Redington today is one of the largest investment consultants in the UK, employing over 200 employees in London, Bristol and Beijing. While Robert no longer works there, he remains the co-founder and shareholder in that business. During this time Redington also founded a charity RedSTART focused on delivering financial education to children across the UK especially those who need it most. Robert talks about his personal commitment to RedSTART’s mission and how they plan to play a key role ‘ in planting the seed for the financial security for young people across the UK.</p> <p>I normally ask my guests about organisational mission but it struck me that you have your own personal mission?</p> <p><em>‘Yes that’s right, over the last few years I have used a concept called Ikigai (Japanese philosophy) to decide my