Rob is the President and Chief Executive Officer of OMNI. Rob joined OMNI in 2008 as Staff Attorney and has been a central figure in developing OMNI’s services around the 2009 §403(b) Regulations, implementing OMNI’s §403(b) and §457(b) written plans and creating OMNI’s Preferred Provider Program (P3). Rob’s prior roles at OMNI also include Compliance Director, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel and Vice President.
Prior to joining OMNI, Rob practiced law at a Rochester, New York law firm handling civil litigation matters in both Federal and State Courts. Rob also clerked for the Villanova Graduate Tax Program and litigated matters in the United States Tax Court.
Rob has worked closely with OMNI's clients, teachers’ unions and attorneys at drafting school district policies and agreements which incorporate deferred compensation plans. Rob has also been a frequent presenter at 403(b) seminars for OMNI’s clients and investment providers, as well as at ASBO events throughout the country including International ASBO, NY ASBO, CT ASBO, New Mexico ASBO and NTSA.
Rob holds a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College and a Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in New York and Massachusetts State Courts, Federal District Courts (NDNY & WDNY) and the United States Bankruptcy Court. He lives in Rochester, NY with his wife and four children and has served on boards of various not-for-profit organizations in the Rochester community.