Rob Lippert

Dr. Lippert is a financial economist who has held corporate, consulting and academic positions in the areas of finance and strategy. He has more than two decades of business experience around the world. Robert is also the coauthor of The New CFOs: How Finance Teams and Their Leaders Can Revolutionize Modern Business coauthored with Liz Mellon, David C. Nagel and Nigel Slack.

Through executive education, consultation and executive coaching, Robert assists organizations in developing and executing strategies to achieve sustainable financial success. Robert has been on the faculty of Emory University, Georgia State University, Rutgers University and the University of South Carolina. He has won numerous teaching awards, published extensively, taught and consulted in 50 plus countries and been Key Note Speaker at numerous events across five continents. He currently designs and delivers a variety of Executive Education courses for DukeCE, Emory, UCLA, UNC-Chapel Hill, and University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.

Specific to Executive Education, Robert designs, develops and delivers executive education programs on the topics of strategy, finance and leadership for clients across a variety industry segments. Recent Automotive/Transportation and Manufacturing clients include CSX, GE, Genuine Parts Corporation, International Paper, Milliken Corporation, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Sonoco Products and UPS. Energy and Mining Sector clients include Arcelor-Mittal, British Petroleum, Chevron and Rio Tinto. Healthcare clients include Blue Cross Blue Shield, Novartis, Merck, Palmetto Health and University Medical Center. Financial Services clients include ADP, AEGON, AON Risk Services, Bank of America, Cincinnati Financial, Farmers Insurance, Merrill Lynch, SunTrust, and XL insurance. In Technology and Professional Services, he has worked with Alcatel, HP, IBM, KPMG, PWC and Tyco Industries. Other clients include Bosch, CenturyLink, Comcast-NBCU, CCA, Enterprise Ireland, Fuji Film, Genpact, Gerdau, Home Depot, Howden Buffalo, Piggly Wiggly, VELUX, Verizon, numerous state agencies, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy.

Robert has also coached senior executives in the areas of strategy, finance and business acumen. These sessions were typically provided to senior executives who have had a narrow career path and/or executives changing industries or companies. The one-on-one coaching is typically a combination of face-to-face, on-line and phone meetings. The coaching is intended to close specific gaps in knowledge or experience and begins with the identification of key desired outcomes and the process by which to achieve them.

In addition to being a faculty member, his work in executive development, and executive coaching, Robert was CFO and Vice President of Strategic Planning for a publicly traded holding company, which specialized in insurance-related activities. His primary duties in this capacity were to manage the acquisition, integration and divestiture of existing businesses; oversee the formulation and implementation of the corporate strategic plan; manage the business planning and budgeting process; co-manage a multi-million-dollar investment portfolio; and interact with Wall Street analysts, investment bankers and investors in the financial community. Robert earned a BSBA from Xavier University and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of South Carolina.

Education

• Ph.D. Darla Moore School of Business (1988 — 2002)
• BSBA Xavier University - Williams College of Business (1981 — 1985)

Companies

• Owner The Leadership Lab, LLC (2018)
• Associate Professor, Executive Education Provider, Consultant and Author Emory University - Goizueta Business School (2015 — 2018)
• President Robert L. Lippert, LLC (2004 — 2013)
• Finance and Strategy Professor University of South Carolina (1998 — 2004)
• Executive Director Daniel Management Center The Moore School of Business (2000 — 2004)
• VP Strategy and Interim CFO Seibels Bruce Group (1995 — 1999)