Robin Foster

Adaptable and results-driven problem-solver, with a proven track record in strategy and management consulting and a strong passion for addressing sustainability challenges and catalysing effective innovation in consumer industries. Adept at swiftly grasping complex new concepts, navigating high performance environments, fostering stakeholder collaboration and employing strong communication skills to drive operational excellence and innovative outcomes.

2018 - Present - Senior Strategy Consultant (Innovation & Ventures Team), Monitor Deloitte

Working as part of a team to solve strategy and innovation challenges for a wide variety of clients, across multiple industries. General responsibilities include: creating project proposal documents; work-stream/project planning and management; mapping and communicating with key stakeholders; managing junior colleagues; conducting customer interviews, deep research and data analysis; facilitating client workshops and creating impactful deliverables. Previous project examples include:

• Exploring the future of physical retail spaces for a large supermarket chain and working with the client to develop new, 'circular' proposition concepts
• Conducting commercial due diligences in the consumer products and aviation industries, involving extensive market research and financial analysis
• Supporting the creation and implementation of new OKRs for a large public sector organisation, aligned to their 5 year strategy and defined annual goals
• Facilitating the development of a new growth strategy for a law firm, and a formal social value strategy for a large public sector organisation, with a sustainability pillar

Oct 2022 - May 2023 - Sub-role: GreenSpace Tech EMEA Ecosystem Manager, Deloitte

Supported the creation and development of a new global service - GreenSpace Tech by Deloitte, that aims to connect corporate clients with emerging Climate Tech solutions, to solve key decarbonisation challenges. Responsibilities included: building awareness of GreenSpace Tech in the EMEA market; growing and managing GreenSpace's start-up ecosystem and SME network; identifying opportunities for industry collaboration; pitching GreenSpace Tech's services to senior Deloitte stakeholders and clients; creating formal proposal documents; liaising and aligning with the global GreenSpace team.

Economic History (MA), University of Edinburgh - 2:1 (2017)

Certificate in Business Accounting, Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) - (2018)

Certificate in Business Sustainability Management, Cambridge Institute of Sustainable Leadership (CISL) -  (2022)