Robin Lim joined M.A.T.E.S. Australia as founder and director in 2018 after a 15+ year career in banking and finance where he was an industry leader in mortgages. Most recently Robin was the Head of Home Lending products at the National Australia Bank where he was accountable for over $300 billion worth of assets across Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Robin has held directorships on the board of Advantedge Financial Services for over 5 years, Australia's largest non-bank lender.
In 2012, Robin was elected as one of five youth and young adults internationally to be a member of the World Methodist Council, a council that represents 80 million people globally.
Among other pro bono offices, Robin is a Director on the Board of the RICE Movement, a rapidly growing movement empowering thousands of youth across Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. He is an inductee of the international honours society, Theta Phi, and was appointed as its Chairperson in 2021.
Robin currently resides in Kentucky, U.S.A where he is currently being equipped at Asbury Seminary. Whilst in Kentucky, Robin teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Asbury University's Dayton School of Business.
His interests include activating social causes, empowering the "liminal space", embracing innovation and seeing people and organisations achieve their potential. He enjoys sports, cooking and spending time with family and friends.
Robin holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Information Technology from The Australian National University. Born in Sydney, Australia, Robin is married to Ruth and has four sons, Jared, Noah and twins Jude and Benji.
Contact Robin Lim: robin.lim@matesforchange.org
“ Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter ” - Rev Martin Luther King Jr.