Robert Tomasko
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer Emeritus
Environment, Development & Health
Degrees
Ed, M., Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, B.S., Case Institute of Technology, Case Western Reserve University
Favorite Spot on Campus
Anywhere with a good view of the new SIS building.
Bio
Robert Tomasko is the faculty advisor for the Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation for Global Impact and holds a Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer appointment at American University, where he teaches courses in social innovation, leadership, organizational effectiveness, corporate social responsibility, and alternatives to traditional capitalism. Author of four management books, his latest, Bigger Isn’t Always Better, provides insights from economics and psychology about sustainable growth initiatives. He has spoken about the ideas in these books to audiences in six continents. Prior to joining the American University faculty, he was a practice leader and partner in two major international management consulting firms. His clients have included Coca-Cola, Exxon, Ford, Infosys, Marriott, Mitsubishi, Telstra, Yamaha, chemical manufacturers in France and Japan, oil companies in Peru and Thailand, two export-driven German mittelstand businesses, and four of the “Baby Bell" regional telephone companies. His public sector clients include the Auditor General of Canada, US Federal Aviation Administration, US Navy, and UNICEF. For seven years he evaluated the performance of the American companies who were signatories of the Sullivan Principles on how well they violated the apartheid laws of South Africa. Earlier in his career he held one of the first corporate social responsibility jobs in a major US corporation. He has been a director of two corporations and served on the boards of several nonprofits.
