Robert Chen

Robert Chen leverages his business, science, and cross-cultural background to help Fortune 500 business leaders and their teams communicate, sell, and lead more effectively. He works with top firms across industries ranging from financial services to management consulting to healthcare. In addition to his corporate client work, Robert teaches Managerial Communication, Advanced Persuasion, and Storytelling at the Wharton School for their MBA and Executive MBA programs. He’s finishing up his new book, Selling Your Expertise: The Mindset, Strategies, and Tactics of Successful Rainmakers, to be published by Wiley in 2022.

Robert’s specialties include: executive presence, consultative selling skills, deepening client relationships, storytelling with data, and designing and delivering impactful presentations. He is certified in Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Executive Coaching approach. Internally, he leads Exec-Comm’s talent management and business development functions.

PAST EXPERIENCE

Robert began his career as an equities trader with Centurion Securities before sharpening his international business and project management skills at a multinational manufacturing company in China. After returning to the United States, Robert pursued his passion for developing others as a corporate trainer and sales coach at Healthfirst. As a passion project, he founded Embrace Possibility, a digital media site focused on helping people reach their full potential.

EDUCATION

• Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA
• Cornell University Bachelor's Degree, Chemistry and Economics