Bob joined Crossmark in May 2021 as Chief Investment Officer (CIO),  bringing over 40 years of industry experience to guide the investment process and serve as portfolio manager for multiple Crossmark large-cap strategies. He also utilizes his investment expertise to provide weekly and quarterly investment commentaries, as well as annual market predictions. Bob is a regular guest and contributor to multiple media outlets such as CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Moneywise, and Fox  Business News. Prior to arriving at Crossmark, he held the roles of  Senior Portfolio Manager and Chief Equity Strategist at Nuveen and  Blackrock, President and Chief Investment Officer at Merrill Lynch  Investment Managers, and Chief Investment Officer at Oppenheimer  Funds, Inc.  

Bob graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in Accounting and a B.A. in Economics. He later went on to earn an M.B.A. from the  Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified  Public Accountant (CPA) and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst  (CFA®) designation, as well as the FINRA Series 7 and 63 securities licenses. 

Bob dedicates his time as choir director at his local church and also serves on a number of boards including the Alliance of Confessing  Evangelicals, Word of Life Fellowship, New Canaan Society, Kingdom  Advisors, National Christian Foundation, Gordon Conwell Theological  Seminary, The Lausanne Movement, Movement.org, Cairn University,  Christianity Today, and the Princeton Healthcare System. 

Bob and his wife Leslie currently reside in Princeton, New Jersey and have three children.