Roger Steare is best known as the Corporate Philosopher, guiding CEOs and employees of some of the biggest global companies on how to navigate convoluted ethical challenges they face. Focused on ethics in AI, Roger is also an expert on leadership, culture, diversity & inclusion and teamwork. He serves as a Work & Careers Columnist for the Financial Times, offering his esteemed opinions on leadership, culture and ethics.
Roger obtained his BA in the History of Western Philosophy from the Royal Holloway University of London. He has since been Subsidiary CEO of The Adecco Group, Visiting Professor of Business Ethics at the International Hellenic University and an Educator at Duke Corporate Education. Over the years, Roger developed a strong expertise in culture and ethics – making him one of the foremost Advisors on Culture & Ethics for institutions such as the Nationwide Building Society, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the ICAEW. Roger’s expertise on ethics was also called upon by the PM’s office of a national government in 2021, to educate policymakers on how to build a better society.
Author of “Thinking Outside the Inbox” and “Ethicability”, Roger ensures that every leader and their teams have the tools to make good decisions. He fosters within people, a deep sense of social purpose and ethical values. Organisations around the world respect Roger’s determination to build a fairer society. In 2010, he developed BP’s Ethical Leadership program – which was commended for its impact by the US Department of Justice.
Roger’s weekly blog “Thinking Allowed” speaks on topics related to morals, values, the future of work and ethics. He has turned his focus towards ethics in AI, now helping leaders and teams make better decisions in the realms of AI, Machine Learning, and technology. An accomplished corporate philosopher, Roger Steare has been commended for the value his incredible expertise brings to the organisations he works with. If you are looking for a seasoned expert on ethics, leadership, teamwork, diversity & inclusion and ethical AI, Roger Steare is the right person to hire for your next event.
Books
Ethicability
Thinking Outside the Inbox
How to hire Roger Steare
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Roger Steare's official speaker topics include:
- Ethics
- Ethics in AI
- Leadership
- Culture
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Teamwork
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Looking back at my time at HSBC, you had a huge impact on my thinking and approach." - Joe, CEO, Openreach
"Roger was challenging, provocative, humorous and very engaging with the students." - Louise, Academy Director, Consalia
"I just wanted to say a very big thank you for coming along and speaking at our event this morning. I thought you were brilliant and absolutely fascinating!!" - Mia, Manager, Fraud Advisory Panel
"Roger is a lighthouse, in thick fog, in the middle of a zombie apocalypse." - Richard, Futurist, Imperial College
"Your interventions were the most thought provoking and stimulating I have heard in a long time." - Arlene, Advisor to Michael Bloomberg
"Thank you for being such a force of nature!" - Kashif, Managing Director, Barclays
"Suspect shirts, but a great mind." - Richard, Chief Strategy & External Relations Officer, Nationwide
"Your session, which was extremely interactive, was delivered with passion… You most certainly hit the ‘buttons’ of the audience." - Peter, Director, Defence Leadership and Management Centre
"In his excellent book Ethicability, Roger Steare argues for a more sophisticated interpretation of integrity in business – one that is not simply defined by the ethics of obedience – so what is legally right or wrong – but actually looks towards the ethics of care and the ethics of reason." - Martin, CEO, Financial Conduct AUthority
- 2023 – Facilitated the Ethics Workshops for the CIPD Conference
- 2021 – Was asked to work with the PM’s office to educate them on ethical values for a better society
- 2021 – Advisor on Culture & Ethics, FRC Advisory Panel
- 2020 – Work & Careers Columnist, Financial Times
- 2019 – Author of “Thinking Outside the Inbox”
- 2017 – Visiting Professor of Leadership, Culture & Ethics, Headspring Executive Development – a venture by Financial Times & IE Business School
- 2016 – Senior Advisor on People, Culture & Ethics, Nationwide Building Society
- 2016 – Advisor on Culture & Ethics, ICAEW
- 2013 – Advisor on Culture & Ethics, Financial Conduct Authority
- 2012 – Educator, Duke Corporate Education
- 2012 – Collaborated with OpenReach
- 2009 – Visiting Professor in Business Ethics, International Hellenic University
- 2007 – Corporate Philosopher in Residence, Bayes Business School
- 2006 – Author of “Ethicability”
- 1994 – Subsidiary CEO, The Adecco Group
- 1981 – Social Worker, Hammersmith & Fulham Council
