Robert Bobb
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Robert C. Bobb is a former appointed official who was the Emergency Financial Manager for the Detroit Public Schools until 2011. In addition to having been employed by the school district, he received a salary from private foundations that promote school choice and privatization,[2] and he owns a private/public sector consulting firm.[3]
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Born | (1945-05-23) May 23, 1945 (age 78)[1] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Alma mater | Grambling State University, bachelor's degree Western Michigan University, MS (1978) |
Occupation(s) | Emergency financial manager former city ma |
Title | Emergency Financial Manager of Detroit Public Schools |
Term | 2009-2011 |
Successor | Jack Martin |
Board member of | Past president National Forum for Black Public Administrators and City of Oakland Black Chamber of Commerce |
Awards | ICMA 4 awards for innovation, 1 for career development |
Website | Robert Bobb, Emergency Financial Manager |
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Bobb's previous position was president of the Washington, D.C. board of education from 2006 to 2009. Before that he was the longest-serving African-American city manager in the United States,[4] with a total of 30 years employment in the field.[5]