Rob Vickery

Rob Vickery currently serves as the Global Head of Business Development at Shift Robotics and co-executive director at Alive Inside, a not-for-profit organization focused on reducing loneliness through intergenerational connections. Vickery has a long history in leadership roles, including Principal at Echelon Management, Director of Enterprise Technologies at Hitachi Consulting, and Vice President of Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch. Additionally, Vickery has experience as a business advisor at Digital Dream Labs, where consultation focused on relaunching Anki consumer robots. Earlier career highlights include roles at SAP Strategic Business Unit - KPIT, Peak Strategy, Inc., PDV Wireless, and Change.com, the latter as co-founder. Vickery holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from Wright State University, along with securities licenses from Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.