[3] She started her career in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, and subsequently joined executive search company Russell Reynolds Associates.
[3] Robey is chairman of the board of directors of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
[3] She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours[3] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours,[4] both for services to music.
In 1987, she married Richard Sharp, a fellow Goldman Sachs banker, in Connecticut.
[7] Some time after 2014, she married British investment banker Sir Simon Robey.