Bio
Robert Whitaker is Senior Vice President Corporate Finance for DHL, a $70+
billion logistics company with more than 500,000 employees worldwide. Robert
has over 25 years of experience in finance and serves as Chairman of the Board of
Directors for the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). The AFP has over
16,000 members and each year hosts the largest worldwide networking conference
for 6,500 corporate finance professionals. Robert has spoken at a variety of finance
conferences and published several articles. Serving as a trustee on numerous DHL
and Teamster Union retirement plans, he manages nearly $20 billion in assets.
Prior to joining DHL in 2004, Robert held several financial positions of increasing
responsibility with AT&T, including CFO for AT&T Capital – Latin America. He has
a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Louisville
and an MBA from Indiana University. He also serves on the Executive Committee
for the College’s Board of Advisors as the Vice Chair.