Robert Clarke

Member Spotlight

Current Boards & Committees

Stewart Information Services Corporation, Chair of the Audit Committee; Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Treasurer, Finance Comm Chair; SW graduate School of Banking; Financial Services Volunteer Corps, Chair of the Audit Committee

 

What is the last book, podcast, article, or show you watched that really stuck with you?

George Will--The Conservative Sensitivity; Peter Baker and Susan Sasser--The Man Who Ran Washington

 

Coffee or tea?

Coffee

 

If you could give yourself advice on your first day as a board member, what would it be?

Listen and ask questions

 

What's the most memorable trip you've ever taken?

Game safari in Africa

 

From your perspective, what are some key traits that the most effective board members possess?

Patience, curiosity, willingness to show up, and ask questions

 

What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?

Always do your best

 

What's the most interesting or unusual job you've ever had?

Serving as Comptroller of the Currency in the Reagan-Bush Administration

 

If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why?

Thomas Jefferson. Who could teach me more about putting together the Constitution than he?

 

What's your favorite way to relax and unwind?

Spend time in Santa Fe, New Mexico