Robert Pearson

Robert W.
Pearson is the founder of The Next Practices Group, LLC.
Current jobs include Vice Chairman of the Emerging Technology Committee at the State of Texas, Chairman at The Bliss Group (New York), Chairman at The Next Solutions Group LLC, and Director at The Medicalert Foundation since 2017.
Former jobs include Chairman of the Healthcare Practice at GCI Group, Inc., Director at Introgen Therapeutics, Inc., Independent Director at Genprex, Inc. from 2012 to 2020, Vice President of Communities & Conversations at Dell, Inc. from 2007 to 2009, Principal at Ciba-Geigy AG, Vice President of Media & Public Affairs at Rhone-Poulenc SA, Head of Global Corporate Communications at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
from 2003 to 2006, Principal at the Global Corporate Governance Forum, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Media Officer at The WeissComm Group Ltd., and President at Real Chemistry, Inc. from 2012 to 2017.
Education includes an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University conferred in 1993 and an undergraduate degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.