Bob has been a Chief Financial Officer in both federal and state agencies, including NASA, the Transportation Security Administration in the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He currently serves as a Vice-President of Administration and Finance at California State University San Bernardino. Bob graduated from the University of Redlands with a major in Government in 1973. He received a Masters in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 1975.