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About Rob


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Rob Schroder

Founder and Managing Partner

As the founder of SteerBridge, Rob brings to the firm more than 25 years of leadership experience serving both in the military and the private sector. A retired Marine Corps Harrier pilot, Rob founded SteerBridge with a special emphasis on elevating the stature of Veterans in the private sector by integrating their experience into federal projects. Rob is able to blend his operational, congressional, and acquisition expertise developed in the Marine Corps with his management success while at the US Chamber of Commerce to deliver effective results for SteerBridge customers.

Rob serves as the Finance Chairman for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. Additionally, Rob serves as the Finance Chairman for the American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA).

He received a B.S. from the Naval Academy and holds M.S. degrees from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Marine Corps University. In addition, he received his M.B.A. from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business with a Global Supply Chain Management Certificate from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan Flagler School of Business.

Rob and his wife Debbie reside in Northern Virginia with their four children.