Robert Bethge is a marketing and technology entrepreneur. Over the past 20 years Rob has led the operations, branding, and product marketing for innovative financial technology startups, and has produced a number of award-winning independent feature films. He was the COO for a machine-learning banking service, and co-founded a mobile technology company acquired by First Data, the global leader in payment processing. Previously he was the chief marketing officer for Datek, the notorious pioneer in internet stock trading. Rob is a traveler, prepper, adventurer, and an avid scuba diver. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon, a WFR, and a NOLS semester alumni, he most recently sailed in the Sea of Cortez aboard NOLS Drascombe longboats launched from our Baja, Mexico campus. Rob splits his time between the forests of Portland, Oregon and the canyons of New York City. (Twitter: @rbethge)