About Bobby

Bobby is an experienced creator, consultant and professor. Bobby has raised tens of millions of dollars in philanthropic investments, and he has built partnerships centered in workforce development and talent with some of the largest United States-based Fortune 500 companies. A two-time U.S. Department of Education, Fulbright-Hays Scholar (Mexico 2021, Colombia 2024), Bobby has a Ph.D. in workforce development, higher education, and professional development from University of Rhode Island, and a master’s of public policy degree from Harvard University (where he was a Public Service Fellow).

He has taught at University of Rhode Island and Johnson & Wales University in courses that included: program evaluation, nonprofit management, personnel in nonprofits, methods and decision-making, and social entrepreneurship. Bobby has presented nationally, including the Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA), American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), Association for Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

He has served as a nonprofit and higher education administrator at Year Up and the historically largest community college in the northeast. As a corporate leader, Bobby built partnerships and programs that drove philanthropic impact, brand awareness, and reputation. His work has been recognized by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), Civic 50 / Points of Light, Corporate Citizens, Lumina Foundation, Strada Education Foundation, and RISE Women’s Leadership Conference. As a connected community leader, Bobby served two terms on Providence’s school board, one of the country’s 50 largest school districts.

Bobby’s current research centers around students in policy and administrator decision-making within workforce, education, and nonprofit organizations. His undergraduate work blended studio art and politics an early demonstration of his keen ability to be both logical and creative.

• Higher Education
• Workforce Development
• Strategic Planning
• Fundraising, Fund Development, Grant Writing and Philanthropy
• Storytelling and Communications
• Board and Volunteer Management
• Executive Career and Professional Development
• Individual Mentoring and Coaching
• Equity and Student-centered Initiatives and Decision-Making
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
• Presentations and Panel Speaking