Robert has over 15 years of professional experience including over a decade of mergers and acquisitions transaction experience. Prior to founding Vermillion Capital, Robert worked in mergers and acquisitions with M&A Group, Piper Sandler and RSM Capital Markets, and in strategy consulting with KPMG Consulting.

Robert holds an MBA with distinction from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. He also holds an MSc in Financial Management from Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Netherlands, and a BS in Management from the University of West Florida.

Robert was a Board Member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Minnesota (2015-2018), Board Member and Executive Committee Member of the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business Alumni Board of Governors (2015-2017), and President of the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business Twin Cities Alumni Association (2014-2017).