Robert has held many positions in the worlds of non-profit and education over the course of his career, a list which includes some of the biggest institutions in entertainment education
Musicians Institute Los Angeles
Chair of the Music Business Program
Curriculum Development for Music Business Program
Creation of Music Publishing Company
MI Connects, Career Counseling and Seminar Development
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Instructor for SHOF Songwriter Workshops (16 years)
Nobel Foundation
Board member of World Peace One
MCA Music New York
Creator of Music Publishers Forum
Fashion Institute of Technology New York
Creator of the Music Industry Evening Program
Developer of Curriculum
Mercy College New York
Guest Instructor — “The Music Industry Moving Forward”
Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music New York University
Guest Lecturer — “Sustaining and Succeeding Long Term in the Entertainment Industry”
Manhattan School of Music
Guest Lecturer — “Music Publishing”
University of California Los Angeles
Guest Lecturer — “The Chinese/American Global Music Connection”
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Guest Lecturer — “The Relationship Between Fashion and Music from the 1960’s to the Present and the Branding Trend That Followed”
Sony Music
Guest Lecturer — “Music Publishing with Dr. George Butler”
Warner Chappell Music
Lecturer — “Music Publishing”
ASCAP
Guest Lecturer — “Music Publishing”
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Guest Lecturer — “Producing Les Paul”
The Songwriting School of Los Angeles
Guest Lecturer — “Crafting and Producing Your Songs”
Institute of Audio Research New York
Guest Lecturer — “Changing Trends in the Music Business”
SAE Institute
Guest Lecturer — “Placing Music in Film and Television”
Independent Music Awards
Judge — 2017 Awards
Presenter & Host — 2018 Awards
Phillip Morris Music
Judge — Marlborough Country Music Festival (4 years)
Orange County Music
Guest Lecturer & Panel Member — Music Contests
Creative Content
Host & Guest Panelist — Music Industry Seminars
GEMS
Host & Guest Panelist — Music Industry Seminars
Host — Honoring Ahmet Ertegun (CEO/Founder, Atlantic Records)