Bob has 30 years experience in business-to-business marketing, product and market development, and strategic planning in the forest products industry.

After 20 years working for International Paper and Rayonier, Bob served as the director of the SmartWood forest certification program and has been consulting to industry for the last fifteen years. Bob has cross-border experience serving companies in Latin America, North America, Western Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. He holds an MBA from Darden School at the University of Virginia, and a BA from the University of Maryland. Bob also has been a Visiting Professor of Management at universities in Louisiana and South Africa.