President
CurrentAn internationally experienced innovation expert, Bob has established academic - business and business to business innovation alliances across North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania for over 17 years. He has identified, developed, and brought new innovation in the consumer goods area to market by shaping, translating, and collaborating across business functions to bring innovation to market with high impact.Taking raw ideas from within as well as outside organizations, and linking them to emerging consumer needs, Bob helps transform these ideas into market relevant innovations through best practices in ideation, innovation pipeline and portfolio management, capture and assessment of intellectual property, Open Innovation, and fostering effective collaboration across marketing and R&D functions.Through engaging and impactful storytelling, Bob helps organizations capture the essence of innovations and communicate this essence across both internal and external audiences in a way that fosters action.