Roger has been the IoD’s Director of Policy and Corporate Governance since September 2020. He also served as Director of Corporate Governance and Professional Standards at the IoD from 2008-2016.

He is honorary associate at the Centre for Ethics and Law at University College London and was previously managing director of Governomics Ltd, a corporate governance advisory firm. He is also the author of numerous books and articles on corporate governance and board effectiveness.

A former investment banker, Roger spent almost 15 years in equity research and senior management roles at UBS and Bank Vontobel in the UK and Switzerland. He has a doctorate from Oxford University and taught Politics at Merton College Oxford between 2005 and 2008. Until January 2020, he served as a UK member of the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels.