About us

Rob Hayward

Chief Strategy Officer

Advises Boards and Leadership teams on ethical leadership, ethical decision-making and building and sustaining ethical culture

Rob is Principia’s Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for the firms growth and development into new markets, industries, and offerings.

An experienced strategy consultant, Rob has over fifteen years’ experience advising senior leaders on complex strategic and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. He maintains an active client practice advising leaders across Financial Services, Professional Services, Technology, and the Non-Profit sector. Prior to his current role, Rob served as Principia’s founding Chief Operating Officer and Client Services Director, overseeing consulting and advisory work globally.

Before joining Principia, Rob spent a decade at Accenture Strategy. He began his career in private equity and M&A before joining the founding team for Accenture’s Sustainability Strategy practice. In this role, Rob led client engagements in sustainability, ESG, and responsible business. He also managed Accenture’s partnership with the United Nations Global Compact. This included the UNGC-Accenture CEO Study, the most extensive global research program on corporate sustainability.

Rob is an experienced board director and charity trustee, serving on the board of Shelter, the UK’s leading housing and homelessness charity, and as Chair of Shelter Scotland.

Rob holds a degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford and lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two young children.