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Since 2017, Robert has been President and CEO of the Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation, announcing more than $225 million in new investment and 2,000 jobs, with international and domestic companies. His team is committed to building a dynamic and business friendly community, leverage next generation technologies and a uniquely skilled workforce. Robert believes that successful communities prosper when the public and private sectors work together.

Robert is proud to represent Fayetteville, NC, the home of Ft Bragg. This historic military installation, the largest in the world (by population), transitions 7,000 skilled, experienced, and dependable personnel into the civilian workforce each year. These young men and women, and their families, mean that Fayetteville NC has one of the youngest workforces in the Southern United States, providing a cost competitive and internationally diverse workforce (more than 80 languages are spoken in our community). These powerful demographics, along with those of the Fayetteville MSA, has allowed for continued success in meeting employer talent needs, despite tightening in the national labor market. Recent announcements include projects with, Danson’s, Booze Allen Hamilton, eClerx, Advanced Computer Learning Company, CACI, E-N-G Mobile Systems, and Campbell Soup.

Robert has nearly 20 years of economic development, consulting, and development experience, helping companies execute their location strategies and communities achieve their economic development goals. His work across industry sectors (including information technology, automotive, logistics, systems automation, specialty chemical, advanced composites, and energy production), has led to the announcement of more than $2 billion of investment and 6,500 jobs.

Robert, along with his wife, two daughters, 14 guitars, and four rescue cats, reside in Fayetteville, NC