Robert
J. Gariano
Robert
Gariano Associates
PO Box 223,
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Office: 847
295 0930 Cell: 847 778 3241 Email: rgariano@robertgariano.com
Bob Gariano founded Robert Gariano
Associates in 2005. RGA is a nationally recognized search firm helping clients recruit
board members and senior executives. For ten years previously, Bob was the Global
Sector Leader for Russell Reynolds Associates.
Bob was with the General Electric
Company from 1973 to 1988. At GE, he was General Manager of the $2.5 billion Lexan
Division. Earlier, he ran GE’s Automotive Application Center, was country
manager for GE Canada, and was Director of Strategic Planning for GE Europe. In
1988 Bob was recruited to Grainger as Group Vice President., where he built a
$2 billion group of six industrial distribution businesses.
Bob serves on the board of directors of
BFG Corporation and was previously on the board of Plextronics, Inc. He is a
member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Board of Advisors
for CMU’s Entrepreneurial Center. He was previously a Trustee for the Lake Forest
Academy School, President of the Chicago Foundation for Education, and a member
of the Lake Forest Caucus. He is also a Life Member of the National Black MBA
Association.
Bob earned a B.F.A. from Carnegie
Mellon University (1971), an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Isenberg
School (1975), an M.L.A. from the University of Chicago (2001), and an M.S.E.E.
with concentration in Information Technology from Northwestern University’s
McCormick Graduate School of Engineering (2006). He has also completed
post-graduate study in financial mathematics at the University of Chicago. Bob
is certified (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society
and holds an EPA 608 Certification.
In 2007 Bob co-authored the book, Fundamental Talent, an
analysis of the critical attributes for CEO candidates. A recognized expert on
public company governance, Bob has published more than 70 articles about
corporate governance, Board of Director activities, and independent director responsibilities.
More information about Robert Gariano Associates can be seen at www.robertgariano.com.
