faculty

Expertise

Leadership, leadership coaching, strategic planning

Experience

At the time of his retirement, Robert was Commanding General Division West, First Army in Fort Carson, Colorado, having previously commanded the 7th Infantry Division. He held critical staff positions, including serving as deputy executive assistant to General Colin Powell, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prior to his assumption of command of the 7^th Infantry Division, he led the Army’s Task Force Modularity, an integrated team of highly skilled military and civilian experts chartered with changing the Army’s force design while at war. They accomplished the mission in less than one year, transforming our battlefield formations which allowed the Army to dominate the enemy in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Robert retired from active duty in October of 2007 and transitioned to Magnatag Visible Systems in Macedon, New York as its President.  In 2009, he became Executive Vice President of CDS Monarch, a 501c (3) not for profit based in Webster, New York, providing life and job transition for over 1500 people with developmental disabilities, and he helped establish the CDS Warrior Salute Program for Veterans with PTSD and TBI. 

Publications/Awards

The co-author of Amazon Number 1 Best Seller, Cows in the Living Room: Developing an Effective Strategic Plan and Sustaining It (2014), and author of Amazon Best New Release We’re All In: The Journey to a World-Class Culture (2017) and most recently #1 Best Seller The Power of Being All In: Why Today’s Transformative Times Demand Transformational Leadership (2023), Robert is an active blogger publishing bi-weekly videos and blogs, and teaches leadership in executive education programs at the Olin Business School of Washington University at St. Louis, and the Cox Business School, Southern Methodist University.

Education

MMAS, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, KS
MMAS, National War College, Washington, DC
MA, Rice University, Houston, TX
BS, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY

Organizations

West Point Class of 1974 (Class President)
Various Service Organizations dedicated to supporting Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress and TBI