THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN
Meet the Fourth Economy team.
Our team of consultants are experienced practitioners in economic and community development, with a national portfolio spanning governments, foundations, businesses, and nonprofits. We bring expertise in strategy, data, and engagement to help communities and organizations achieve inclusive and sustainable growth.
Advisors
Fourth Economy Advisors are a trusted network of subject-matter experts who bring specialized skills and lived experience that complement and extend our core team. They enhance our ability to deliver rigorous analysis, actionable strategies, and locally grounded insights across a wide range of geographies and sectors. By drawing on this network, we can scale capacity, adapt quickly to client needs, and connect every engagement to the right expertise at the right time.
Fourth Economy is part of Steer and is supported by the Steer North America Executive Leadership Team and a Business Delivery Group that provides HR, Finance, Marketing and Sales support. Together they provide the strategic, operational, communications, and business development infrastructure that powers Fourth Economy’s work at a national scale. Their support ensures that projects are delivered consistently, efficiently, and with impact.
Herbert Higginbotham
Executive President
Robyn Schindel
Vice President, People & Experience
Pia Bernardini
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Our team is part of a global network of consultants at Steer.
Steer is an employee-owned consultancy with 21 offices across North America, Latin America, UK, Europe and India. Since 1978, Steer has provided advisory services to government and business – with a particular focus on projects that develop cities, infrastructure and transport.