Robert Coutts

Robert Coutts has served as Chief Financial Officer of Achilles since November 2020. Robert initially joined Achilles in November 2017, serving as Finance Director with responsibilities covering Finance, IT and Facilities until his appointment as Chief Financial Officer. Previously Robert worked for Syncona Ltd leading the finance functions of new entities within their life science portfolio. Before that Robert served in a number of roles of increasing responsibility at the Wellcome Trust. Robert qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG where he spent time in both their Audit and Transactions & Restructuring teams. Robert has an MSc in Management from Cass Business School and a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University.