Robert Hughes-Penney
Councilmen and Aldermen of the City of London
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Robert Charles Hughes-Penney FCSI (born 2 March 1968), is a British financier who serves as an Alderman since 2018[1] and Sheriff of the City of London for 2025/26.[2]
Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney | |
|---|---|
| Alderman for the City Ward of Cheap | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Mountevans |
| Succeeded by | in office |
| Sheriff of the City of London | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Jones |
| Succeeded by | in office |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Charles Hughes-Penney 2 March 1968 |
| Spouse |
Elspeth Joanna Hoare
(m. 1998) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree |
| Occupation | Investment banker |
Biography
Educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School Elstree before going up to Manchester Polytechnic (BSc 1989), Hughes-Penney then entered RMA Sandhurst being commissioned into the British Army in 1990. As a subaltern he served overseas with the 13th/18th Royal Hussars then Light Dragoons (after amalgamation), being promoted Captain in 1993.[3]
After military service, Hughes-Penney joined City stockbrokers Laurence Keen 1993–95, becoming a director of Rathbone Investment Management 2003–06[4] and a director of Investing for Good 2016–20.[5] Elected a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI), since 2020 he serves on its board[6] since 2021.[7]
Hughes-Penney represents the Ward of Cheap[8] as Alderman on the City of London Corporation since 2018,[9] previously being elected to the Court of Common Council 2004–12.[10]
A Court Assistant of the Haberdashers' Company since 2008 (then Warden),[11] Hughes-Penney was also a Governor of Haberdashers’ Aske's School for Girls Elstree (2009–16), Master of the Guild of Investment Managers for 2019/20.[12] Appointed to the Council of the City and Guilds of London Institute in 2006–10 (Hon. Member since 2010), he has served as a Trustee of Mercy Ships UK 1999–2004, the City Parochial Foundation 2004–10, on the Court of the Clergy Support Trust 2021–24[13] and as a Trustee of Morden College since 2024.[14]
He is also a member of the Cavalry & Guards Club, the City Livery Club and the HAC.[15]
