Rob leads marketing and communications efforts for the institute, including strategic planning, media relations, writing, and branding.

He has spent more than 30 years in journalism, most recently as managing editor of VenuesNow magazine, and has held editing and copy editing positions at Sports Business Journal, The Charlotte Observer, the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader and the Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Va.

Rob graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.