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• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  We are driven by a singular mission: to ensure the vibrancy of our nation through building intelligent community infrastructure. We work with communities across the United States to design, finance, and construct open access fiber-optic networks. We believe these networks are the essential foundation for ultra-fast access to information, a competitive market for content and services, job formation and reskilling for workers, distributed healthcare services, new wireless solutions, and resilient… Show more We are driven by a singular mission: to ensure the vibrancy of our nation through building intelligent community infrastructure. We work with communities across the United States to design, finance, and construct open access fiber-optic networks. We believe these networks are the essential foundation for ultra-fast access to information, a competitive market for content and services, job formation and reskilling for workers, distributed healthcare services, new wireless solutions, and resilient modern infrastructure including responsible energy creation. We are here to open the possibilities of tomorrow—to underline the vitality of every community in the country. Show less



One Life Missions Foundation

• President, Director

  • 2009 - Present

  One Life Missions has three principal efforts. In its Education Mission it provides scholarships and mentoring to inner city kids. In the Mission to Disaster Zones effort, the foundation historically focused on Haiti where we were active from the immediate aftermath of the earthquake of January 2010 to qualifying with the UN as a Camp Management Agency through the latter stages of completing a beta project rebuilding housing in Port Au Prince. Further One Life was deeply involved in suburban… Show more One Life Missions has three principal efforts. In its Education Mission it provides scholarships and mentoring to inner city kids. In the Mission to Disaster Zones effort, the foundation historically focused on Haiti where we were active from the immediate aftermath of the earthquake of January 2010 to qualifying with the UN as a Camp Management Agency through the latter stages of completing a beta project rebuilding housing in Port Au Prince. Further One Life was deeply involved in suburban New York communities in the aftermath of SuperStorm Sandy. Finally in our Project 10:15 the Foundation supports other missions pursuing calls consistent with our Mission Charter. Currently there is one active Project 10:15 partner, Last Call Ministries which provides ministry and education in Guatemala. In close cultural collaboration with Last Call, One life has unfolded a multi-year, three phase pilot project in a rural village in Guatemala, focused on education, nutrition, health care, and community transformation. Show less



Guardian Life

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Finance Solutions

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2018

  New York, NY Bob built out the Corporate Finance Solutions Group for Guardian Life effectively from scratch with a mandate including Treasury, Funding & Liquidity Risk Management, Capital Markets execution, Capital & Balance Sheet Optimization, and the Corporate Development function (Corp Dev, M&A and Strategic Investments), working in close partnership with both the Corporate/Investment Functions as well as the Operating Enterprise. In addition to overseeing the CFS group, Bob served as Chair of the… Show more Bob built out the Corporate Finance Solutions Group for Guardian Life effectively from scratch with a mandate including Treasury, Funding & Liquidity Risk Management, Capital Markets execution, Capital & Balance Sheet Optimization, and the Corporate Development function (Corp Dev, M&A and Strategic Investments), working in close partnership with both the Corporate/Investment Functions as well as the Operating Enterprise. In addition to overseeing the CFS group, Bob served as Chair of the Board and President of Guardian Investor Services as well as GIS Strategic Ventures, Guardian's venture capital arm. Show less



Eimi Holdings, LLC

• CEO

  • 2010 - Aug 2014

  Eimi Holdings provides financial and strategic advisory services to insurance companies, asset managers and middle market companies, generally focusing on strategic initiatives and recapitalization of pools of managed assets, with an emphasis on the Insurance Risk class.



InsCap Capital Markets, LLC

• Group Head--Capital Markets/New Product Development

  • Oct 2003 - Jul 2009

  Responsible for New Product Development, Securitization and managing relationships with capital providers, ratings agencies and alternative risk transfer partners.



UBS

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President

  • Feb 2003 - Oct 2003

  Worked with Global Structured Products and Strategic Solutions Group on Insurance Securitization transactions.



CIBC Capital Markets

• Capital Markets
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Head-Special Transactions Group

  • 1999 - 2003

  Coverage group providing specialized solutions to middle market financial sponsors, companies and entrepreneurs focusing on leveraged finance and concentrated debt and equity derivative solutions.