Bob has just finished a project for the World Bank in Ethiopia conducting a nationwide evaluation of the capacity of Ethiopian grievance redress mechanisms at federal, state, district and local government levels to impartially adjudicate disputes between citizens and the Ethiopian government concerning the allocation of donor-funded benefits (food, seeds, fertilizers, land distribution assignments and jobs).  He has previously conducted evaluations of mediation training programs in Nepal, Croatia, Bulgaria and Bosnia.  He has, in addition, managed the design and implementation of mediation and conflict resolution programs on four continents and has advised governments on the drafting of Alternative Dispute Resolution statutes to reduce judicial backlogs and enhance the rule of law in countries with emerging legal systems (Egypt, Nigeria, Croatia, and Bulgaria). 

Bob’s work in dispute resolution and prevention has been enhanced by his extensive international experience, particularly in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.  From 1988-1991, Bob was based in Singapore where he managed a group of electronics companies based in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.  From 1998-2001 he headed the USAID Asia & Near East Bureau (Senate Confirmed) where he had responsibility for democracy, governance and conflict resolution programs in Morocco, Egypt, West Bank/Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Indonesia (Acheh and East Timor).  

Bob is a member of the Washington State and Virginia bars.  Bob is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and holds an MA from Oxford University in Politics and Development Economics (Magdalen College).  He is an honors graduate of Harvard Law School and has earned a LL.M. in International Tax (International Tax Focus) from Georgetown Law School (2002).