Robert graduated from Yale College in 1975 with a B.A. in English. He then proceeded to the University of Virginia where he earned an M.A. in English in 1980 and a J.D. in 1983.

Robert pursued a career in corporate real estate at Holland & Knight in Miami, where he spent 35 years before retiring in 2018. In Miami, Robert served on several boards — including The New Theatre, The City of Miami Beautification Committee and Treemendous Miami — and for many years was an adjunct professor in the University of Miami Law School’s Graduate Real Estate Program, teaching a course in commercial leasing.

Robert is committed to the advancement of sustainability. In the course of his board memberships in Miami, he contributed to efforts to renew the depleted tree canopy of South Florida; and as a lawyer, he lectured frequently on the topic of ‘green leasing’ and is the author of “How Green Leasing Will Come to Pass — and What It Will Look Like” ( a chapter in Green Building and Sustainable Development, ABA, 2009). Since 2019, Robert has served on the SILC Committee of Yale Blue Green and has co-chaired subcommittees focused on webinars and a potential symposium on sustainability at Yale.

Robert and his wife, Odalys, now live in Northern Virginia.