President & CEO, The Chief Executive Leadership Institute
Associate Dean, Executive Programs, Yale School of Management
"Rob's intellectual curiosity, energy, tolerance for ambiguity, interpersonal warmth all combined to make this LEAP program a major success. Rob's unquestionable professional integrity, personal loyalty, friendliness, technological sophistication, historic knowledge and keen awareness of current events make him an especially valuable executive and coworker. ...
"Rob helped to create and launch an exciting innovative new educational program called the Leadership Exchange and Analysis Program (LEAP) ... (and) managed this LEAP program while directing the research work of dozens of MBA students.
"As Vice President and program director for LEAP, Rob had to design and to implement the marketing of this unique executive program. This involved developing great knowledge about the strategic context and top leadership staffing approaches of a large number of great global enterprises (UPS, Marriott, Ford, Enron, State Farm, Chubb, Prudential, Brunswick, Sports Authority, FAO Schwarz, DHL, INVESCO, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Magellan, Caremark, and others). Rob would work directly with the senior leadership to design highly customized learning programs for top (executives) and help them process what they learned..."
President, CEO & Chairman
Caraustar Industries, Inc.
"...I was associated with Rob Hill as an early investor and a limited partner in his business, The Historian's Gallery. During this period of time I had lengthy conferences with Rob regarding his original business plan, progress reports and major decisions...
"...In every meeting or telephone conversation with Rob I found him an articulate communicator, highly logical in his reasoning, highly organized for his presentations, completely open minded in asking for frank input, completely pleasant and with an attractive demeanor..."
Managing Partner, Summit Corporate Partners, Inc.
Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consulting, Finance
"I have known Rob Hill since early 1995. In that time I have had the pleasure of being his client, partner, and an investor in his corporation. ...
"Since I've known him, Mr. Hill has consistently shown exemplary talent, knowledge and skill in all areas of business. He is charismatic, practical, loyal and dedicated. I enthusiastically recommend him for employment with any firm requiring such skills as I have listed."
Mayor of the City of Harrisburg
"...I take this opportunity to express my personal and the City of Harrisburg's gratitude and commendation for the good service which you have provided to us in our various museum projects.
"As you know, we have acquired a number of historically significant Civil War items from you, which are items that we regard as centerpiece exhibition material.
"We have been impressed with the quality of service received from you and The Historian's Gallery and can commend your qualifications for the consideration of others. Of particular importance to us, of course, is the authenticity of items that have been acquired. We therefore have particularly noted your attention to detail, not only in terms of providing researched history on specific items, but your full documentation as to the authenticity and genuineness of important artifacts and material. To any museum or serious collector, these are obviously important matters and you have done well in meeting every expectation in this regard."
