Robert Hoopes is founder and president of VOX Global, a DC based consultancy that works across policy issues including ESG, education, IOT, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Robert is passionate about good government, education, and democracy; he has worked in the U.S. Senate Office of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and served as Chief of Staff for then-Vice President Biden at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Robert earned his B.A. in government from Colby College and an MLA from The George Washington University. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Colby College and the Board of Advisors at the Graduate School of Political Management at GWU. Robert is married to Hilary Barnes Hoopes and they have three children.