Rob Garlick is a leading voice on artificial intelligence, the future of work, and pro-human leadership. He is the author of AI—Anarchy or Abundance? and a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey’s Future of Work Research Centre.

Rob spent over two decades at Citi in senior leadership roles, including Head of Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work, Head of Research for EMEA, and Managing Director overseeing global research products. He led top-ranked research teams and advised C-suite leaders, investors, and policymakers worldwide.

From the emergence of the commercial internet in the 1990s, being part of Google’s IPO, and founding Citi’s Disruptive Innovation series, Rob brings deep expertise in investing and how innovation reshapes business. Recognising early that AI would transform work, he has published 60+ papers and delivered 100+ talks worldwide.

Rob combines this expertise with behavioural science, holding a Master’s in Behavioural Change and accredited as an EMCC Senior Practitioner executive coach. This rare blend enables him to help leaders not just understand AI — but transform how their people work, lead, and thrive.