Rob is the cofounder of AgFunder, an online platform for sophisticated investors to access direct investment opportunities in agriculture and agriculture technology. Rob has been published in TechCrunch, Harvard Business Review, Financial Post, and Nature journals. Rob has been invited to speak, moderate, and keynote at dozens of global conferences on agriculture, technology, and capital raising. In 2014, Forbes Magazine named Rob in their 'Up-And-Comers' list. He is a judge for the National Ag Innovation Prize and sits on the advisory committee of the Ag Innovation Showcase. Rob has been interviewed by CNBC, Forbes, FastCompany, and Reuters. He has five degrees, spanning Philosophy, Computer Science, and Computational Biology, including a PhD from Yale University.