Chris Roebuck

Expert at transforming lives through leadership

why book chris?

  • With a background in economics, leadership in business, military, and government, Chris brings a unique blend of experiences
  • Chris is a recognised business leadership expert with over 350 TV interviews and nominations as HR Most Influential Thinker
  • As a former Army Officer Chris tackles organisational landmines, drawing parallels to historical disasters

Biography

Chris Roebuck is an internationally recognised leadership thinker and award-winning keynote speaker, known for helping leaders and organisations unlock the hidden potential within their people to achieve greater performance with fewer resources. With more than 40 years of experience in military, corporate, and governmental settings, he brings a rare combination of strategic insight, human-centred leadership, and practical tools that deliver measurable results.

Named ten times as one of HR’s Most Influential Thinkers and now a member of the HR Hall of Fame, Chris has built a global reputation for transforming leadership capability at scale. He has held senior roles at UBS, HSBC, KPMG and London Underground, leading major programmes in culture change, talent development, and organisational performance. His proprietary leadership framework, Accelerate Your Success, has equipped over 24,000 leaders across 27 countries to lift engagement, inspire greater effort, and drive high-performance cultures that thrive under pressure.

Chris began his career as an officer in the British Army, an experience that shaped his understanding of clarity, trust and resilience — qualities he now weaves into his corporate work. He later became Global Head of Leadership at UBS, where his initiatives supported one of the most successful business transformations in the financial sector. His leadership expertise has since been sought by global brands, government departments, and high-growth organisations, from the UK and UAE Prime Ministers’ Offices to Goldman Sachs, Tata, Cardinal Health, London Underground, the Red Cross, and teams within the Chinese Space Programme.

A Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership for more than a decade, Chris is also a five-time author, with work appearing in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Harvard Business Review China. He is frequently called upon by the BBC as their leadership expert, with over 200 media interviews to date.

Chris’s keynotes are known for their clarity, energy, and immediate practicality. Blending neuroscience, data, real-world experience, and audience interaction, he shows leaders how to reclaim time, elevate performance, and unlock the “hidden 10%” of discretionary effort that exists in almost every organisation. Attendees leave with a personalised action plan designed to embed long-term behavioural change.

Trusted by CEOs and frontline leaders alike, Chris Roebuck is a catalyst for measurable, lasting performance improvement — and a powerful choice for organisations seeking to build stronger leaders, more engaged teams, and a culture capable of meeting the demands of the future.

Topics

He delivers a 1 hour inspiring keynote as well as an in-depth One Day ‘I CARE’ Masterclass on entrepreneurial, effective, engaging and ethical leadership. At the end of the Masterclass you get a signed copy of Chris book “Lead to Succeed” that acts as an implementation handbook and a framed personal certificate of Masterclass completion.

To date over 3000 business leaders have been introduced to the route to success I CARE Leadership enables. They have come from organisations spread globally which are as diverse as: international Investment banks, US and UK law firms, logistics, transport, the UK National Health Service, to the Myanmar Red Cross, Indian & UAE business leaders, Chinese Space Programme and a Chinese State financial corporation. The professional groups introduced have varied from CEOs, Finance, Marketing, IT, HR Directors and Chief Risk and Legal Officers to Project Managers, Government Officers, Military & Police Officers, investment fund managers, lawyers and other professionals.

Chris Roebuck

Masterclasses

You may want to go deeper with your audience. Masterclasses can be tailored and developed to suit your audience needs, be it a 90-minute Masterclass, a half-day or full-day workshop or a full online or face-to-face programme. Please contact one of our expert team to discuss.

He delivers a 1 hour inspiring keynote as well as an in-depth One Day ‘I CARE’ Masterclass on entrepreneurial, effective, engaging and ethical leadership. At the end of the Masterclass you get a signed copy of Chris book “Lead to Succeed” that acts as an implementation handbook and a framed personal certificate of Masterclass completion.

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testimonials

“I would like to say how much I enjoyed your presentation at the World Retail Congress in Rome. Your delivery was so engaging that I lost all track of time” 

Professor Valentina Chkoniya

 

“In all honesty I have read books and listened to talks on leadership over many years but without doubt yours was the most inspirational and sensible approach that gave absolute clarity.” 

Colonel H Singh, Commanding Officer, British Army Regiment. 

 

“The world would be better if more people would not only listen to you for a while but make what you talk about happen”

Anke Fabian, Event facilitator, HR Expo 

 

“Great speech yesterday in Cologne at the fair. Really enjoyed it!”  Sven Roetzel

unsolicited post event feedback HR Expo 

 

“I really enjoyed your lecture at the exhibition in Cologne yesterday”

Olga Wagenleitner – unsolicited post event feedback HR Expo

“You were an inspirational highlight as you concluded The World Retail Congress. It was so wonderful to hear you speak”

Maxine Martens, CEO Martens & Heads, Global Search.

 

“I would like to say how much I enjoyed your closing keynote at the WRC in Rome. Your delivery was so engaging that I lost all track of time

Professor Valentina Chkoniya

 

“Chris inspiring ideas and interactive approach meant that even the seasoned, senior, and traditionally sceptical audience left enthused and with practical actions”

Events Chairman, Financial Services Professional body

 

“Every year Chris delivers an inspirational encouragement by giving insights on how to get the best from people that are invaluable, simple and practical. The feedback on what he says is excellent”

Principal- Management College