Robert Cook

Policy Director

Robert joined RIA in autumn 2022. He leads RIA’s policy function, which spans all areas of policy that RIA engages with governments and other key decision makers on, ranging from infrastructure to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. 

Prior to joining RIA, Robert was at the Office of Rail and Road where he was Head of Strategic and Policy Projects, leading a variety of projects developing ORR’s approach to rail regulation, including working on the proposals for Great British Railways. Previously, Robert led value for money studies for the National Audit Office across infrastructure, transport and finance.  He began his career in international development, and worked in the Ministry of Finance Rwanda as an Overseas Development Institute Fellow and holds degrees in economics.