Robert Clare
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder
Robert Clare is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Fispoke. He has over three decades of leadership experience across banking, wealth management, and digital technology transformation. Robert started his technology career at IBM. He then began his banking career at Bank of America and served in leadership roles across Bank of America Merrill Lynch for nearly 25 years. Robert’s leadership experience at Bank of America included Chief Operating Officer in Global Technology & Operations, Chief Operating Officer in Global Risk Management, Chief Operating Officer in Legacy Assets & Servicing, Director in Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Senior Vice President in Premier Banking & Investments, and Senior Vice President in Global Consumer & Small Business Banking. Robert also served as Managing Director and Strategic Business Unit Head at Cognizant, a global technology services firm, where he led global partnerships and digital technology transformation at Fortune 100 companies.
Robert’s leadership experience across banking, wealth management, digital technology transformation, AI, operations, and FinTech was the driving force to create Fispoke.
Robert earned his MBA in International Business & Finance from Georgetown University and his BA degree from Georgetown, where he was recognized as a Baker Scholar.