Bio

Bob is a former C-suite financial services executive with deep commercial banking expertise and a record of delivering value and industry-leading returns in competitive markets. An analytic and action-oriented leader, Bob is known for applying insight and sound judgment in starting, growing or exiting businesses, diversifying revenue streams, and building effective regulatory frameworks. He’s an experienced communicator and talent magnet, adept at building diverse and inclusive teams backed by effective incentive and performance standards. In senior roles at CIT Bank, Santander Bank, and Citizens Financial over the last 13 years, Bob has been instrumental in transforming businesses, executing strategic acquisitions and divestitures, remediating longstanding regulatory issues, and delivering share growth with high, sustainable returns. Since leaving CIT Group in 2020, he has been a Managing Partner at Riparian Partners, a leading middle market M&A advisory firm in Providence, RI. As President of top U.S. banks, Bob actively employed M&A and divestiture activity to add scale, accelerate efficiencies, obtain critical new channels, products and capabilities, and exit non-strategic or capital inefficient businesses. Bob is a series 24, 7, 79 and 63 registered securities representative. Bob received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Providence College and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.