Bio

A strategic M&A advisor, Rob has led some of the industry’s most famous advertising agency deals, such as: 72&Sunny, Anomaly, Crispin Porter & Bogusky and Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners. With more than 30 years M&A experience, Rob has worked both sides of the deal - both buy and sell side - giving him the unique perspective of the buyer providing a competitive advantage in negotiating deals for sellers. As a Managing Director at MDC Partners (2000-2011) he was instrumental in transforming the business into the 7th largest advertising holding company. This experience provides for unparalleled strategic and operational insight. Since launching R&D, he has advised holding companies such as Grey Worldwide and V7 on their acquisition strategy and has worked with almost every major holding company on behalf of sellers seeking strategic partners. Rob has relationships of trust with most if not all of the industry’s strategic buyers He is also an early stage investor in marketing tech, including co- investing in certain companies backed by Alex Bogusky, including Brandzooka and Shoelace, and was Vice Chairman of Engagement Labs, a social media tech platform. Robs investment strategy has been designed to replicate his buy - side experience in marketing communications.