Rob Williams, Head of Talent at VetPartners - “Breaking through the ‘God-complex'”

Rob qualified as a vet from University College Dublin in 2001 and worked as a small animal vet in the UK from graduation until July 2018. He undertook a wide variety of roles including a small animal internship at Glasgow Vet School, a surgery residency in a private referral practice and a clinical director role at Minster Vets in York. Much of his clinical career was spent as an orthopaedic surgeon.Rob started working for VetPartners in 2016 initially developing education initiatives such as the Graduate and Managers Programmes. In 2018 he left clinical practice, joined the People Team at VetPartners and is currently Head of Talent looking after a wide portfolio of activity with particular focus on clinical and professional development in the UK & Europe.Rob’s areas of interest are clinical education, clinical & business leadership, and organisational culture. He has MBA and is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.