Robert Apatoff

Robert S. (Rob) Apatoff is the Senior Advisor on US Corporate Partnerships to Listen Communications. Rob is the Executive Director of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute (KELI) and a Clinical Professor of Executive Education at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Rob is also a Senior Advisor for the Texas Pacific Group (TPG).

Rob has more than 30 years of experience in executive management, strategy, ecommerce and consumer marketing, with a record of consistently and successfully leading companies through tough, competitive markets. He has leadership experience in diverse industries that include consumer packaged goods, beverage, athletic shoes & apparel, healthcare, personal lines insurance, retail, as well as floral and gifting.

Rob has been an innovative leader in executive marketing roles at: Anheuser-Busch, Reebok, Aetna, and as the first CMO at Allstate, during key inflection points in these companies histories.