{{Short description|American financial business executive}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Stephen Robert | image = Stephen Robert, former Brown University Chancellor.jpg | caption = Robert in 2024 | office1 = 19th Chancellor of Brown University | term_start1 = 1998 | term_end1 = 2007 | predecessor1 = Artemis A. W. Joukowsky | successor1 = Thomas J. Tisch | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|6|13}} | birth_place = Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. | occupation = Financial business executive, academic administrator, philanthropist | education = Phillips Exeter Academy<br>Brown University<br>London School of Economics<br>Columbia Business School | spouse = Eileen Robert (divorced)<br>Pilar Crespi (present) }} '''Stephen Robert''' (born June 13, 1940)<ref name=securities>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ac8dAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Born+in+Haverhill,+Mass.+June+13,+1940%22 ''Who's Who in the Securities Industry'']. Economist Publishing Company, 1987. p. 75.</ref> is an American financial business executive, academic administrator, and philanthropist. He was Chairman and CEO of Oppenheimer & Co. from 1983 to 1997, and Chancellor of Brown University from 1998 to 2007. As a philanthropist, he heads the Source of Hope Foundation, which provides basic services to communities in great need around the world. As a journalist, he has published articles on Israeli–Palestinian relations and on the U.S. economy in major national and international publications.
==Early life and education== Robert was born in 1940 in Haverhill, Massachusetts.<ref name=securities/><ref name=parallel/> He has stated, "I grew up in a typically Jewish family in New England [...] My father was president of the local synagogue; my mother was president of the local Hadassah."<ref name=youtube>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azg8RHr2S8k&t=27m23s "Critical Conversations on Palestine and Israel 3/5/2015"] (video, 27:23–47:45). Brown University. March 5, 2015.</ref>
He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, where he graduated in 1958.<ref>Moriarty, Genny Beckman. [https://www.exeter.edu/people/stephen-robert "Stephen Robert"]. ''The Exeter Bulletin''. Winter 2019.</ref> He received a BA in political science from Brown University in 1962. He did post-graduate studies at the London School of Economics (1962–1963) and Columbia Business School (1963–1965).<ref name=chief>Cuff, Daniel F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/16/business/business-people-president-becomes-oppenheimer-chief.html "President Becomes Oppenheimer Chief"]. ''New York Times''. February 16, 1983.</ref><ref name=securities/>
In 2004, Brown University bestowed upon him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.<ref name=degrees/>
==Business career== Robert began his career in 1965 on Wall Street, as a securities analyst at the investment firm of Faulkner, Dawkins & Sullivan.<ref>{{cite journal|date=July 6, 1984|title=New trustees elected|journal=Brown Alumni Monthly|publisher=Brown University|volume=84|issue=4|pages=48|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-120398053/brown-university-brown-alumni-monthly-vol-84-no-4-providence|accessdate=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name=alumnibusiness>[http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/1518/40/ "Business and Finance"]. ''Brown Alumni Magazine''. November/December 2000.</ref><ref name=joukowsky>The Brown University News Bureau. [https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/1996-97/96-083.html "Corporation elects Joukowsky and Robert as chancellor, vice chancellor"]. ''News From Brown''. February 15, 1997.</ref>
In 1968, he began working at the investment bank Oppenheimer & Co. as a portfolio manager, later becoming chief investment officer.<ref name=chief/> He became head of research in 1976.<ref name=chief/> In 1979, he was appointed President, and was positioned for the role of Chairman and CEO, since the company's longterm head, Jack Nash, wished to eventually retire.<ref name=chief/><ref>Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7L_SNgwrNWoC&pg=PA202 ''The Hero's Farewell: What Happens When CEOs Retire'']. Oxford University Press, 1991. pp. 202–203.</ref> In 1982, during Robert's presidency, Oppenheimer was acquired by Mercantile House Holdings in London, and Robert joined the Mercantile House board of directors.<ref>Vartan, Vartanig G. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/02/business/big-oppenheimer-deal-its-sale.html "Big Oppenheimer Deal: Its Sale"]. ''New York Times''. June 2, 1982.</ref><ref>Cuff, Daniel F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/18/business/business-people-oppenheimer-names-a-president-for-funds.html "Oppenheimer Names a President for Funds"]. ''New York Times''. August 18, 1982.</ref><ref name=opphistory>[https://www.opco.com/our-history.aspx "Oppenheimer: Our History"]. Oppenheimer & Co. Retrieved May 5, 2017.</ref>
He became Oppenheimer's Chairman and CEO in 1983.<ref name=chief/> In 1986, Robert and Nathan Gantcher, Oppenheimer's president, led a management group that purchased an 82% interest in the company from its parent Mercantile House Holdings.<ref name=parallel>Hicks, Jonathan P.; Schmitt, Eric. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/24/business/business-people-oppenheimer-officers-share-parallel-paths.html "Oppenheimer Officers Share Parallel Paths"]. ''New York Times''. December 24, 1985.</ref><ref name=opphistory/> The buyout returned Oppenheimer to private ownership, and Robert became the company's principal owner.<ref name=parallel/><ref name=guggenheim/><ref>Shidler, Lisa. [http://riabiz.com/a/2016/1/5/joan-khoury-gets-hired-as-cmo-to-revive-brand-of-the-other-oppenheimer "Joan Khoury gets hired as CMO to revive brand of the other Oppenheimer"]. ''RIABiz''. January 5, 2016.</ref> In 1997, he and Gantcher sold Oppenheimer to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC),<ref name=truell>Truell, Peter. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/23/business/cibc-takes-a-big-step-toward-a-global-securities-business.html "CIBC takes a big step toward a global securities business"]. ''New York Times''. July 23, 1997.</ref><ref>''Bloomberg News''. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-23-fi-15388-story.html "CIBC Wood Gundy to Buy Oppenheimer"]. ''Los Angeles Times''. July 23, 1997.</ref> and Robert resigned from the firm.<ref name=guggenheim>[https://media.guggenheim.org/content/New_York/press_room/photo_service/Trustees/newtrusteerobert_release_final0617.pdf "Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Elects Stephen Robert to the Board of Trustees"]. Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. June 18, 2014.</ref>
From 2005 to 2009, he was Chairman and CEO of Renaissance Institutional Management, an investment firm that advises high net-worth and institutional investment clients, which is a subsidiary of Renaissance Technologies. He retired in 2009 to focus on philanthropic work.<ref>Kouwe, Zachery. [https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/barclays-executive-moves-to-renaissance/ "Barclays Executive Moves to Renaissance"]. ''New York Times''. March 3, 2009.</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/financial-moves-idINN0348010720090303 "UPDATE 2-MOVES-Renaissance, Fidelity, CastleOak, Oppenheimer"]. ''Reuters''. March 3, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090303006351/en/Matthew-H.-Scanlan-Joins-Renaissance-Institutional-Management "Matthew H. Scanlan Joins Renaissance Institutional Management as President and CEO"]. ''Business Wire''. March 3, 2009.</ref>
Robert is Chairman and CEO of his own investment firm, Robert Capital Management, based in Manhattan.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/1063811D:US-robert-capital-management-llc "Robert Capital Management LLC"]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref><ref name=values>The Brown University News Bureau. [https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/1998-99/98-141.html "The Stephen Robert Initiative for the Study of Values"]. ''News From Brown''. May 27, 1999.</ref><ref name=degrees>[http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/796/40/ "Honorary Degrees"]. ''Brown Alumni Magazine''. July/August 2004.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091351/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13872128.html "Economic situation of working class will only get worse"]. ''Charleston Gazette''. December 6, 2004.</ref>
==Brown University== [[File:Watson Institute Stephen Robert Hall.jpg|thumb|right|Stephen Robert Hall at Brown University]] Robert was Chancellor of Brown University from 1998 to 2007, having previously been on the university's board of trustees from 1984 to 1994 and on its board of fellows since 1994.<ref name=joukowsky/><ref name=faculty/> He had also been on numerous committees at the university, including the committee on investment, which he chaired from 1986 to 1997.<ref name=portrait>Brown University Office of the Curator. [https://library.brown.edu/cds/portraits/display.php?idno=318 "Portrait Collection: ROBERT, STEPHEN (1940 - )"]. ''Library.Brown.edu''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref><ref name=degrees/><ref name=faculty/>
As Chancellor, he co-launched the Stephen Robert Initiative for the Study of Values, a multi-pronged and ongoing campus initiative to study moral and ethical values and integrate the study of human values into the college curriculum.<ref name=alumnibusiness/><ref name=values/><ref>Phillips, Janet M. [http://manualzz.com/doc/11413498/a-short-history-of-brown ''Brown University: A Short History'']. Brown University, 2000. p. 112.</ref><ref>Hulick, Doane. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181117100031/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54758489.html "Rhode Island's Brown University Announces Plans for Classes on Values"]. ''Providence Journal-Bulletin''. May 30, 1999.</ref> He also guided the university through the sudden resignation of its president, E. Gordon Gee, and chaired the 2000 presidential selection committee that named Ruth J. Simmons as Gee's successor.<ref name=alumnibusiness/><ref>[http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/1613/40/ "A Week in February"]. ''Brown Alumni Magazine''. March/April 2000.</ref><ref name=faculty/> In 2004 he donated $500,000 to create and endow the Chancellor Stephen Robert Fellowship, a fellowship for graduate students in any discipline.<ref name=fellowship>[https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2004-05/04-062.html "The Chancellor Stephen Robert Fellowship: Chancellor’s Gift Will Support Graduate School Fellowships, Recruitment"]. Brown University. December 6, 2004.</ref>
In 2007, the Brown faculty bestowed on him its highest honor, the Susan Colver Rosenberger Medal, for "specially notable or beneficial achievement".<ref name=portrait/><ref name=faculty/> The chair of the faculty executive committee stated, "The Brown faculty is proud to honor the leadership of Stephen Robert. His stewardship has led this university through the many extraordinary accomplishments in pursuit of the Plan for Academic Enrichment, including its emphasis on recruiting the best minds, and recruiting the best scholars."<ref name=faculty>[https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-173.html "Chancellor Stephen Robert ’62 Receives Faculty’s Highest Honor"]. Brown University. May 27, 2007.</ref><ref name=portrait/>
In 2007, he also provided the lead gift, along with three anonymous donors, for a $20-million renovation of Faunce House, a historic building on campus, in order to create a space for the entire Brown community to gather.<ref name=faculty/><ref name=dedication>[https://news.brown.edu/articles/2010/09/robert62 "Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center Dedication"]. ''News from Brown''. Brown University. September 30, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-104.html "Faunce House To Be Renovated as Stephen Robert Campus Center"]. Brown University. February 24, 2007.</ref><ref>Bernhard, Stephanie. [http://www.browndailyherald.com/2007/03/02/changes-to-faunce-could-come-as-soon-as-summer/ "Changes to Faunce could come as soon as summer"]. ''The Brown Daily Herald''. March 2, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://news.brown.edu/articles/2008/02/robertcampuscenter "Schwartz/Silver Architects to Design Robert Campus Center"]. ''News from Brown''. Brown University. February 7, 2008.</ref> In the fall of 2010, the newly renovated building was renamed the Stephen Robert Campus Center, in honor of his leadership and achievements.<ref name=faculty/><ref name=dedication/><ref name=faunce>[https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/support/campus-center/history-faunce-house "Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center – History of Faunce House"]. Brown University. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref><ref>Perreault, Denise. [https://pbn.com/finally-a-campus-center-at-brown56516/ "Finally, a campus center at Brown"]. ''Providence Business News''. March 19, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/support/campus-center/ "Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center"]. Brown University. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref> Robert's intention for the extensive renovation was to foster greater interaction among Brown's students, faculty, and staff, and to achieve academic enrichment by building a shared sense of community.<ref name=faunce/><ref>[http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/2719/40/ "Rooms with a View"]. ''Brown Alumni Magazine''. November/December 2010.</ref>
Robert is also chairman of the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown.<ref>[https://watson.brown.edu/people/board "BOARD OF OVERSEERS"]. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref> In 2015, he was one of a consortium of three donors who jointly donated $50{{nbsp}}million to the institute to fund construction of a new building, expansion of the institute's faculty, and expansion and creation of initiatives aimed at addressing some of the world's most difficult policy challenges.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181118012135/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-433477529.html "Watson Institute to Expand Facilities and Faculty with $50M Gift"]. ''States News Service''. November 2, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/brown-university-receives-50-million-joint-gift "Brown University Receives $50 Million Joint Gift"]. ''Philanthropy News Digest''. November 4, 2015.</ref><ref>Arditi, Lynn. [http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20151102/NEWS/151109846 "Brown’s Watson Institute to expand with $50 million gift"]. ''Providence Journal''. November 2, 2015.</ref> In May 2019, Brown University named the new building the Stephen Robert Hall in his honor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brown dedicates Stephen Robert Hall ahead of Commencement and Reunion Weekend |url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2019-05-23/dedication |work=Brown University |date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>
==Politics, philanthropy, and journalism== Robert is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,<ref>[http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=R "Membership Roster"]. Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref> a member of the Foreign Policy Program Leadership Committee at the Brookings Institution,<ref name=guggenheim/><ref name=huffpo/> and a member of the Investment Committee of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.<ref name=guggenheim/><ref name=huffpo/> He is a trustee of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation,<ref>[https://www.guggenheim.org/foundation "Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation: Staff, Trustees, and Officers"]. ''Guggenheim.org''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref> and a trustee of and substantial donor to New York-Presbyterian Hospital.<ref>[http://www.nyp.org/about-us/governance-and-leadership/board-of-trustees "Board of Trustees"]. New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.nyp.org/news/Reinventing-Emergency-Care-NYP-Breaks-Ground-on-New-Adult-Emerge "Reinventing Emergency Care: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center Breaks Ground on New Adult Emergency Department"]. New York-Presbyterian Hospital. October 7, 2013.</ref> He has formerly been on the boards of directors of Xerox,<ref name=guggenheim/><ref name=huffpo/><ref name=faculty/> The Manhattan Institute,<ref name=values/> the New York Philharmonic,<ref name=guggenheim/><ref name=huffpo/> and WNET/THIRTEEN.<ref name=guggenheim/><ref name=huffpo/> He was formerly a member of the advisory board of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management,<ref name=faculty/> and formerly on the President's Advisory Council at Teachers College, Columbia University.<ref name=fellowship/>
Robert and his wife Pilar Crespi Robert are the founders of the Source of Hope Foundation, which provides assistance to communities lacking resources such as health care, education, water, food, and micro-financing opportunities.<ref name=charitybuzz>[https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/private-lunch-with-stephen-robert-chairman-co-ceo-of-453521 "Private Lunch with Stephen Robert, Chairman & Co-CEO of Source of Hope Foundation in NYC"]. ''CharityBuzz''. 2014.</ref><ref name=huffpo>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/stephen-robert "Stephen Robert"]. ''Huffington Post''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref><ref name=nation>[https://www.thenation.com/authors/stephen-robert/ "Stephen Robert"]. ''The Nation''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref><ref name=guggenheim/> In partnership with non-governmental organizations, the foundation has conducted humanitarian relief, including relief for those affected by natural disasters, in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa, Israel, Palestine, Haiti, Colombia, and New York City.<ref name=charitybuzz/><ref name=huffpo/><ref name=vow>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303812104576438251037018630 "Couple's Vow to Assist the Poor"]. ''Wall Street Journal''. July 11, 2011.</ref><ref name=guggenheim/> The Roberts are co-Chairs of the foundation; they are actively involved in its projects, and travel frequently to follow up.<ref name=vow/><ref name=founders/><ref name=charitybuzz/> The Roberts are also heavily involved in, and have made large donations to, the Henry Street Settlement, a nonprofit social service agency which serves persons in need in Manhattan's Lower East Side.<ref name=vow/> Robert was previously a director of Millennium Promise, a foundation dedicated to meeting the basic needs of the world's poorest people.<ref>[http://millenniumvillages.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MVP-Partners-List.pdf Millennium Villages / Millennium Promise"]. ''MillenniumVillages.org''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref><ref name=guggenheim/><ref name=huffpo/>
As a journalist, Robert has written articles for a variety of national and international publications. In the wake of the recession, he has published analysis and advice regarding the U.S. economy in ''Forbes''<ref>Robert, Stephen. [https://www.forbes.com/2010/10/06/debt-unemployment-no-quick-fix-markets-economy-stephen-robert.html "There Are No Quick Fixes For The U.S. Economy"]. ''Forbes''. October 6, 2010.</ref><ref>Robert, Stephen. [https://www.forbes.com/2010/11/22/fed-inflation-bonds-markets-quantitative-easing-bills-notes.html "The Fed's Japanese Mistake Kicks Working People In The Teeth"]. ''Forbes''. November 22, 2010.</ref> and ''The Daily Beast''.<ref>Robert, Stephen. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/03/17/a-japanese-solution-or-an-american-solution.html "Don't Repeat Japan's Mistake"]. ''The Daily Beast''. March 17, 2009.</ref>
In the 2010s, he has published several articles critical of Israel's policies on Palestine, in venues including ''The Nation'',<ref name=apartheid>Robert, Stephen. [https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/apartheid-steroids/ "Apartheid on Steroids"]. ''The Nation''. August 12, 2011.</ref><ref>Al Maeena, Tariq A. [http://gulfnews.com/opinion/thinkers/an-apartheid-state-on-steroids-1.1327665 "An apartheid state on steroids"]. ''Gulf News''. May 3, 2014.</ref> ''Haaretz'',<ref>Robert, Stephen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111129025607/http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/can-moral-nations-abandon-palestine-1.397705 "Can Moral Nations Abandon Palestine?"] ''Haaretz''. November 25, 2011.</ref><ref>Robert, Stephen. [https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2014-08-03/ty-article/.premium/without-two-states-therell-be-more-gazas/0000017f-e4e0-df2c-a1ff-fef10c8f0000 "There'll Be More Gazas Without a Two-state Solution"]. ''Haaretz''. March 8, 2014.</ref><ref name=never>Robert, Stephen. [https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2014-12-30/ty-article/.premium/with-no-palestinian-state-israel-cant-be-jewish-or-democratic/0000017f-e552-d9aa-afff-fd5a58620000 "Without a Palestinian State, Israel Can Never Be Jewish or Democratic"]. ''Haaretz''. December 30, 2014.</ref> and the ''New York Times''.<ref>Robert, Stephen. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/opinion/a-reset-in-jewish-thinking.html "A Reset in Jewish Thinking"]. ''New York Times''. April 24, 2012.</ref><ref>Robert, Stephen. [http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/commentary/20130715-stephen-robert-kerry-needs-support-for-mideast-peace-efforts.ece "Stephen Robert: Kerry needs support for Mideast peace efforts"]. ''Providence Journal''. July 15, 2013.</ref> He has also spoken at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, with the same critiques.<ref name=youtube/><ref name=conversations>Chernin, Michael. [https://watson.brown.edu/news/explore/2015/CriticalConversations "Critical Conversations on Israel and Palestine: What Is To Be Done?"]. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University. March 9, 2015.</ref> From his standpoint as a Jew, a supporter of Israel, a benefactor and director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage,<ref name=values/> a director of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP),<ref name=guggenheim/><ref name=huffpo/> and a governor of the American Jewish Committee,<ref name=youtube/> he has maintained that Israel is an apartheid state.<ref name=apartheid/> Citing the UN's specific definition of apartheid – a system where "one institutionalized racial group deprives another racial group of their rights" – he has pointed out, among other deprivations, Palestinians' inability to receive secondary and tertiary medical care; their lack of freedom of movement; restrictions on trade, water, and farming; and the arbitrary arrest they are subject to.<ref name=youtube/><ref name=conversations/> He believes that Israel needs a Palestinian state in order to remain a democratic Jewish state.<ref name=never/> His 2018 opinion piece in ''Haaretz'' noted Israel's turn towards right-wing extremism and Donald Trump's complicity in that.<ref>Robert, Stephen. [https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2018-02-22/ty-article-opinion/.premium/trump-is-complicit-in-israels-downfall-into-a-rogue-state/0000017f-f3fa-d223-a97f-fffffb230000 "Israel Is Fast Becoming a Rogue State. And Trump Is Complicit in That Downfall"]. ''Haaretz''. February 22, 2018.</ref>
In May 2019, New York-Presbyterian Hospital launched the Pilar Crespi Robert and Stephen Robert Center for Community Health Navigation. The program "supports and empowers vulnerable families by helping them receive appropriate, continuous care and access services that address social barriers to care, such as food insecurity, domestic violence, immigration challenges, and substandard housing."<ref>{{cite news |title=NewYork-Presbyterian Hosted Dedication for Pilar Crespi Robert and Stephen Robert Center for Community Health Navigation |url=https://www.nyp.org/news/NYP-Hosted-Dedication-for-Pilar-Crespi-Robert-and-Stephen-Robert |accessdate=19 June 2019 |date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>
In October 2019, Stephen Robert and Pilar Crespi Robert received the Tzedek v’Shalom Award for their work with justice and peace at the 2019 J Street National Gala.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pelosi, Schumer, Van Hollen, and Jayapal to speak at J Street's National Gala |url=https://jstreet.org/press-releases/pelosi-schumer-van-hollen-and-jayapal-to-speak-at-j-streets-national-gala/#.Xtkwti-z3fY |website=J Street}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pelosi Remarks at J Street National Gala |url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/102919 |website=Nancy Pelosi: Speaker of The House |access-date=2020-06-04 |archive-date=2021-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113115013/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/102919 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Potential ambassador nomination=== In February 2022, it was reported that President Joe Biden would nominate Robert as the United States Ambassador to Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/biden-pelosi-fundraiser-italy-ambassador-2df40912-7dd7-48bd-a575-24c0ce4eae49.html|title=Biden pegs Pelosi ally for Italy ambassador|publisher=Axios|accessdate=February 6, 2022|date=February 6, 2022}}</ref> No formal announcement was made until 2023 when Biden selected Jack Markell instead.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Owens |first1=Jacob |title=Biden taps Markell for Italy ambassadorship |url=https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/markell-italy/ |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=Delaware Business Times |date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Robert lives in Miami, Florida with his wife, Pilar Crespi Robert.<ref name=founders>[https://sourceofhope.com/founders "Founders"]. ''SourceOfHope.com''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Benmeleh |first1=Tara |last2=Benmeleh |first2=Jack |title=Four Collectors Reveal What Makes Miami Tick Ahead of the City's Art Week |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2023/12/01/pilar-crespi-robert-dennis-scholl-tara-jack-benmeleh-collectors |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=Cultured Magazine |date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> He has two children from his former marriage to Eileen Robert.<ref name=parallel/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/29/style/weddings-steven-gordon-alexandra-robert.html "WEDDINGS: Steven Gordon, Alexandra Robert"]. ''New York Times''. August 29, 1999.</ref>
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==External links== *[https://sourceofhope.com/ Source of Hope Foundation] – Robert's charity
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