Robert Suss
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
CEO, Pictet Wealth Management UK
London, GB
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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Biography
With close to 30 years’ experience in business and wealth management, Robert Suss is the CEO of Pictet Wealth Management in the UK. In April 2024, Rob was appointed as an Equity Partner.
Pictet Wealth Management (PWM), part of the Pictet Group, has been dedicated to helping individuals, families, and charities protect and grow their wealth, ensuring its preservation for future generations.
Before joining PWM in September 2021, Robert held several leadership positions at Goldman Sachs, founded businesses in technology, finance, and renewable energy, and served as a director on the boards of TPG and B Riley Financial portfolio companies, resulting in several successful mergers.
Robert spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs, culminating as Managing Director and Head of Private Wealth Management, London. His prior roles included Head of UK and Ireland Private Wealth Management and Head of Wealth Management Solutions.
Robert is the co-founder and non-executive director of UK Agricultural Finance, providing traditional, responsible underwriting to farming communities throughout the UK, and a non-executive director of Empati, an applied climate tech firm.
As a passionate patron of the arts, Robert co-founded the Franks-Suss Collection, which sought out and supported emerging talent from across the world for more than two decades. It includes near a thousand pieces across all media.
Robert supports several philanthropic organisations and serves as Chair of the Contemporary Art Society, Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, Emeritus Trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts Trust (where he was previously Deputy Chair, Trustee and Chair of the Royal Academy Schools Dinner and Auction).
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Background
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2021 — Present
CEO, Pictet Wealth Management UK
Pictet Wealth Management
The Pictet Group, situated in Switzerland, is a private bank and financial services company that dates back over two centuries. Pictet Wealth Management offers bespoke banking and family-office services to high-net-worth individuals.
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2019 — 2020
Director
B. Riley Principal Merger Corp.
This was a special-purpose acquisition company created by B. Riley Financial. A transaction with Alta Equipment Group Inc was approved in February 2020; the business combination had a enterprise value of about $540 million.
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2020 — 2020
Director
B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II
B. Riley Financial developed this special-purpose acquisition company to enter into a merger, stock purchase, or other similar business combination. Robert lead the merger of B. Riley Principal Merger Corp II with Eos Energy Storage, LLC.
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2017 — 2019
Director
TPG Pace Holdings
TPG Pace Holdings was a special purpose acquisition company backed by TPG. It filed for an IPO in June 2017, raising over $450 million.
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2015 — 2017
Director
Pace Holdings Corp
Pace Holdings Corp, a TPG-backed special-purpose acquisition company, entered into a merger agreement with Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V.
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1997 — 2012
Various Roles
Goldman Sachs International
Robert served as Head of UK and Ireland Private Wealth Management from 2008 to 2012 and Head of Wealth Management Solutions from 2006 to 2008.
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2012 — 2015
Managing Director & Head of Private Wealth Management, UK
Goldman Sachs International
Robert served as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he oversaw the firm’s wealth management activities in London.
Formative Years
Education
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University of Leeds
Bachelor of Arts (Joint Hons) – Economics and Management Studies
1990 — 1993
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