Rob Weiner, Ph.D. is a writer, teacher, consultant, and performer.

Rob holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, Yale University, and the University of Cologne, where he received his Ph.D.

He was founder and Editor of Global Digest International News Services, Research Editor for Sutro and Co. Investment Banking and Brokerage, Lecturer at California State University, Sonoma, Coordinator of Liberal Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California, and Chair of Liberal Arts at John F. Kennedy University.

Rob has published news articles and commentary, translations, poetry, a film guide, business research reports, scholarly articles, a work on political theory, his book, Creativity and Beyond, and his play, Leonardo-live, which he has performed across the country.

For 20 years, Rob has led college courses and public workshops on an unusually wide range of subjects -- from technology, to art, to politics, to world literature, to adolescence, to religion, to the human body, to creativity and invention, to public speaking, to multiculturalism and globalism -- for traditional aged college students, adult learners, retirees, and business managers.

Rob lived abroad for seven years and has traveled extensively. He worked as a journalist, bus driver, business manager, secretary, bartender, and interpreter. He has been involved in a number of international and community organizations, including ones dealing with the public schools, sports, interfaith dialogue, counseling, and international relations.

All of these experiences, and more, have stimulated his creativity and his understanding, and have helped him relate well to people of diverse backgrounds and walks of life.

Rob lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area. For a list of references, call 925-932-0550 or email
rob@creativityandbeyond.com