Robert B. Taylor

Robert Taylor is the Chief Executive Officer of Kleinwort Benson since 2004.
In addition, he is a board member of Dresdner Bank Dubai Ltd.
Previously, he spent five years with Coutts & Co., the final three as Head of Private Banking; two years as Managing Director of SG Hambros Bank & Trust (London) and seven years at Merrill Lynch International Bank where he first qualified as a Financial Consultant.
Robert was educated in the United States and received a Masters Degree in Journalism from ColumbiaUniversity and a Bachelors Degree in International Affairs from Lewis & ClarkCollege.
In addition to his financial services work, Robert Taylor has involved himself in contemporary art in Britain both as a collector and also as a trustee for several major arts institutions.
Previously he had served on the Tate Patrons Acquisitions Committee and was a judge of the 2004 Turner Prize.