Robert Sinclair

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Mr. Sinclair has spent over 20 years co-creating executive level strategic relationships and solutions with corporations (private & public), pension funds, private equity, development firms,hedge funds, family offices, NGO’s and business partners.

Robert began his career providing risk management consultancy at a boutique firm in Australia. After moving to Canada, Robert headed up the creation of the risk management division at RiskCheck Inc., a leading Canadian advisory firm. After leaving the firm, he created his own advisory firm which eventually merged with GHD, which is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global market sectors of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.

Currently, Robert serves as the Chief Investment Officer of a private family office where he is charged with evaluating investment and co-investment opportunities. Additionally, he serves as a senior advisor to the CEO of Louisiana 23 Development Company, establishing relationships of potential investors and evaluating project related risks.

Recently, through his role as CIO and due to previous relationships he has joined the Advisory Boards for both Terra Firma, Operation Water and CrowdSmart. Project Terra Firma of Canada (tf.) and Operation Water jointly developed a Technical Advisory Board, which provides strategic and project-level advice in the development of sustainable water infrastructure in the most disadvantaged communities in the world. CrowdSmart, is a pioneer in the application of prediction science for a Startup investing, combining world-class artificial intelligence (AI) and a global community of Member Evaluators to democratize the seed-investing ecosystem and deliver better outcomes for investors and entrepreneurs alike.