Media Strategist, Early Stage Advisor and Investor (Sydney)

Rob is an experienced executive and entrepreneur, having held senior management or advisory roles in a range of industries.  He is currently a Director of MediaNext, a management advisory and consulting practice, and a Partner at corporate advisory firm Hall Capital, both operating in the media and technology sectors.

Recently, Rob has co-founded or been a seed investor in a number of early stage technology and media businesses, including an online sports community, a motoring lifestyle website, a video content site and an Asian digital services business.

Rob has commercialisation experience in the creative industries and has consulted to AFRS and NICTA on business models for new media concepts.  Rob has previously been a X|Media|Lab presenter, mentor and lab participant. Rob's most recent corporate role was Director of Strategy at Fairfax Media, where he was responsible for Fairfax's corporate direction on strategic growth, media convergence and digital expansion.  Earlier, Rob was the Chief Commercial Officer at Peakhour, an Australian Internet technology services provider.  Prior to that, Rob spent over four years with the Coca-Cola System in Central Europe and the Asia-Pacific, holding VP roles in marketing and strategic planning.  Prior to this, he was a management consultant with Booz & Co.

Rob has an MBA with Distinction from the AGSM in Sydney (University of NSW), which he completed at the Kellogg Graduate School of Business, at Northwestern University in Chicago, and has a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (First Class Honours, Elect) from the University of Western Australia.

Rob is currently a Director of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and of the Sydney Film Festival.