Bob Gates

Bob Gates currently serves as Chairman and President of the BIELFELDT FOUNDATION and as a Shareholder Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, focusing on various legal practices including corporate matters, health care, and employment law. Bob has extensive experience as a member of the Board of Directors at Princeville State Bank and serves as President and Trustee of the Greater Peoria Sanitary District. Previous roles include Partner at Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C., and General Counsel & Vice President of Human Resources at Federal Companies. Bob's legal career began with representing the City of Chicago. Bob holds a B.A. in Public Administration from Miami University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.