Adam Robarts holds a Master's degree in Architecture from the University of Cambridge. After becoming a chartered architect with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1989, he worked in education in Manchester. He arrived in China in 1993 and has since lived and worked in the country for 32 years. In 1995, Adam Robarts was awarded the Chinese Government's "Friendship Award" — the highest honour granted to foreign experts by the Chinese government. During this time, he also served as a visiting professor at Tsinghua University. In 1997, Adam Robarts and his wife, Karyn Robarts, co-founded Robarts Interior & Architecture in Beijing. In 2015, the firm was officially renamed Robarts Spaces. To date, the company has successfully completed over 2,000 projects across China.

Sherry is the founding director of the University of Manchester Worldwide China Centre in Shanghai. She manages China Centre’s business strategies, alumni relations and partnerships in the region. Sherry is a standing committee member of the Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association and vice president of the SORSA UoM association. Sherry was appointed as an envoy to the Manchester China Forum. She was an executive committee member of the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and currently serves as vice chair of the Education Focus Group. She published a few books, such as Overseas Chinese Corporate Reputation and Preparing for Multiple Challenges on the Belt and Road.