Bob is an international corporate and public affairs executive with a 20 year track record in the field of corporate social responsibility. Prior to founding Foresight Strategy, for 14 years Bob served as Vice President, Public Affairs for InterGen, a global electric power company.
Bob is an international corporate and public affairs executive with a 20 year track record in the field of corporate social responsibility. Prior to founding Foresight Strategy, for 14 years Bob served as Vice President, Public Affairs for InterGen, a global electric power company. At InterGen he established the company’s external brand/image -- centered on its use of advanced technology and a focus on CSR.
As InterGen's senior officer responsible for government, media and community affairs, he established the company’s approach to sustainable development and community outreach for its international power projects in over a dozen countries. This approach embodied the principles of effective CSR -- stakeholder consultation, employee involvement and cultural sensitivity. Bob also developed the InterGen Core Values Program – an effort to establish a consistent corporate culture based on specific internal and external values.
Bob’s diverse background includes public affairs experience in the environmental services industry and at a global PR agency, NGO advocacy work, and service as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Latin America.
For the last four years, Bob has taught an MBA course on corporate social responsibility in the Boston College Carroll School of Management.
Bob holds a bachelor’s degree in management from Boston College, a master’s degree in international Affairs from Ohio University, and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University.
