Bob Pearson

Bob Pearson is a seasoned professional with a diverse background spanning multiple areas such as authorship, lecturing, and executive roles.

He is the Founder & Chair of The Next Practices Group and currently serves as the CEO of The Bliss Group. Bob also boasts an impressive educational portfolio, holding an MBA in Pharmaceutical Studies from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Additionally, Bob has lectured at reputable institutions like UTexas McCombs and USC.

Throughout his career, Bob Pearson has been associated with various organizations and held key positions. He has served on the Advisory Board of purposewerx and was previously the Chief Executive Officer of The Bliss Group. Bob has also held leadership roles such as Chair at The Next Solutions Group, Founder & Chair at The Next Practices Group, and has been an advisor to companies like Reach, Iternal Technologies, Inc., AIMeCAST, and Airtory.

Bob Pearson's impressive career also includes roles as a Senior Technology Advisor at the U.S. Department of State, Visiting Scholar at the University of Southern California, Adjunct Professor at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, and Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University.

Furthermore, Bob's extensive professional journey features stints as a Member of the Board of Directors at Association for the Multiple Impaired Blind, Strategic Advisor at W2O Group, and as a Board Member at Genprex, Inc. Additionally, he has held significant positions like Vice-chair at the Emerging Technology Fund, State of Texas, Vice Chair and Chief Innovation Officer at W20 Group, Vice President of Communities and Conversations at Dell, Vice President of Corporate Group Communications at Dell, Head of Communications at Novartis, and President of The Americas & Chair of the Healthcare Practice at GCI Group.

Before these high-profile roles, Bob Pearson held notable positions as President of The Americas at GCI, Vice President of Media & Public Affairs at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, and worked in Communications & Sales Positions at Ciba-Geigy. He began his career as an Assistant Account Executive at Carl Byoir & Associates.