Roy has led A4e's international expansion from the UK into the EU, Middle East, Africa, India and Australia. Roy is currently working with policy makers in China, Zambia and Spain to address labour market challenges.
Roy is an international thought leader and regular speaker on skills, employment issues, education and entrepreneurship. Together with representatives of other social enterprises and NGOs Roy is involved in the UN Disability agenda.
Roy has a real passion for the role skills can play in alleviating poverty in India and he was delighted to be invited to join the UKIBC board in 2009. From this base he has led the inception of the UK India Skills Forum and brought together more than 700 UK skills organisations that wish to trade and participate in the India Skills Mission to provide vocational training to 500 million people by 2022.
Roy leads an international research company called Ci Research as their Chairman. Their work in India focuses on the customer insights gained from the chemical and financial sector.
As an independent consultant Roy works with many governments and organisations around the world developing opportunities to establish growth in the economy, employment, enterprise and businesses.