Rob is the Vice President of Yum! University at YUM! Brands, Inc. In this role, he has the responsibility for leading the direction and strategy for Yum! University and its programs as well as providing learning leadership and strategy across the Yum! system and its brands.
While at Cingular, his team was recognized as a Top 100 Training organization by Training Magazine over three consecutive years. Rob was also recognized in 2005 by CLO Magazine as a Learning in Practice Gold Award winner for Achieving Impact & Leading Business Change - for work on the AT&T Wireless acquisition in 2004.

Rob holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Scranton as well as an M.S. in Human Resources Development from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Rob was the 2010 Chair of the ASTD National Board of Directors, and recently finished a term on the ASTD National Public Policy Council. Rob also sits on the boards of Leadership Kentucky, Inc., a statewide leadership development program, and Kentuckiana Works, a 16 county workforce board.