Robert Michael Pittilo (7 October 1954 – 16 February 2010) was a British biologist and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the Robert Gordon University, in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Pittilo worked in research and education for most of his adult life, holding a number of positions at universities throughout the United Kingdom, notably as Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences at Kingston University and St George's, University of London, and as Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.