Robert (Bob) H. Forrester is President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation, and Executive Chairman of Newman’s Own, Inc. He was a close, personal friend and philanthropic advisor to Paul Newman, who founded the Company and Foundation. Prior to Newman’s Own, Bob was Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Payne, Forrester & Associates, LLC, an international consulting group providing services to nonprofits. He headed the group for 25 years, during which time it served more than 550 client organizations. Bob has also held executive management positions at the University of Hartford and New York University. Bob’s career spans 45 years of work with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in the developed and developing world. He serves on numerous boards, including CECP, University of Hartford, SeriousFun Children’s Network, Safe Water Network, Newman’s Own Foundation, and Newman’s Own, Inc. Bob served as a U.S. Army officer in the Republic of Vietnam.