Robert began his career as an investment advisor and securities analyst before entering journalism. For over a decade, he was a business and investigative reporter with the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Ottawa Journal. He was appointed Communications Advisor to an Ontario Cabinet Minister, and later was named Communications Director for the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. He is currently president of PR POST, a public relations agency based in Toronto. Robert studied at Tulane University in New Orleans and graduated with an Honours B.A. in English Literature.