Robert Charles Hughes-Penney FCSI (born 2 March 1968), is a British financier who, since 2018, serves as an Alderman of the City of London.

[1] Educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School Elstree, Manchester Polytechnic (BSc, 1989) and RMA Sandhurst, Hughes-Penney was commissioned into the British Army in 1990.

As a subaltern he served overseas with the 13th/18th Royal Hussars then Light Dragoons (after amalgamation), being promoted Captain in 1993.

[4] Elected a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI), since 2020 he serves on its board[5] since 2021.

[6] Hughes-Penney represents the Ward of Cheap[7] as Alderman on the City of London Corporation since 2018,[8] previously being elected to the Court of Common Council 2004–12.