Founder
Robert is Founder of Global Trust Group, an impact association of Founders & Experts focused on tech and process innovation in economic, health, safety, security, and environmental programs. Driving this mission, is an an array of strategic, financial and industrial enterprises, leveraging technology across industries including partnerships in Global Trust Ventures and the Global Community Capital Venture Management platform, IronGate VC, along with 40 years of experience in accounting, finance, investment banking, M&A, capital markets, private equity and venture strategy & management. He is a Senior Advisor, General & Investing Partner of IronGate Capital Advisors providing capital and expertise to companies and VC partnerships for dual-use technologies that strengthen the national security of the United States.
Robert has published in corporate governance with Dr. Stobaugh of the Harvard Business School with an MBA from Harvard and joint coursework at Massachussets Institute of Technology and Kennedy School of Government and a BS from the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy, with top honors in both business and arts & science, Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma, Summa Cum Laude with a combined perfect 4.0 overall GPA. He served as a Senior Global Analyst at SC Bernstein, Investment Banker for Credit Suisse First Boston's NYC M&A Group, in the international tax group of Price Waterhouse - Atlanta, and a research fellow of the US Financial & Governmental Accounting Standards Board. He also served as an international US Senate Scholar appointed by Senator H. Heflin and Governor G.C. Wallace, and appointed by Governor Riley as honorary Lt Colonel of the Alabama State Militia with extraordinary service awards for work with the Veterans Administration.
Robert co-owns and has co-founded numerous businesses in regulated and diverse industries and is a co-founding investor and board member (B) to successful companies including Nautical Control Systems-Fueltrax.com, Infomatics.AI (B), Databouy (B)(now Ubicquia), KOVR, JetZero.aero, DeltaBlack.aero, Amaze Technologies, ClearSpeed.com, Riveting Entertainment (B), Neuroptics, RaiseTheMoney (B), Cora Nutraceuticals (B), ReClaim Holdings (B), BigPowerGroup.us (B), etc. He served as a CalSEED innovation program advisor & judge supporting energy entrepreneurs in sustainability.
Robert interests and Impact works included serving as Chairman of CapabilityHealth.org, kenpo karate (Speakman-Parker) 5th degree black belt, jiu jitsu (Drysdale-Zenith) martial arts, and PADI certified Master & Rescue SCUBA Diver.