Robert Bobb

Robert C. Bobb was an 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, and owns of a private/public sector consulting firm.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, with a total of 30 years employment in the field.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 23, 1945
Birth place
New Orleans
Ethnicity
African American
Education
Grambling State University
Western Michigan University

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External resources

  1. http://detroitk12.org/admin/finance/manager
  2. http://www.city-journal.org/html/9_4_a2.html