Robert E. “Bob” Willen from Shoreham, New York is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper who was the 1987 ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year. He is currently a partner at A.T. Kearney and managing director for the Middle East based in Riyadh. Previously, he had responsibility for A.T. Kearney's global Automotive; Aerospace & Defense; Transportation and Industrials practice areas; and the United States public sector practice.

Early life and soccer career

Willen graduated from Shoreham-Wading River High School where he set a New York High School record for 39 career shutouts.[1] He played collegiately with the University of Virginia from 1984 to 1987.[2] In 1987, he was selected as a first team All American[3] and the ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year.[4] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics then gained a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He returned to UVa to attend the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and assist as a goalkeeper coach with the Cavaliers. He joined A.T. Kearney in 1985. In 1995, he left the company to become a Vice President of EDS. In 2005, he returned to A.T. Kearney as president of A.T. Kearney Public Sector & Defense Services, LLC and Vice President of A.T. Kearney.[5]

Professional work

Prior to joining A.T. Kearney, Bob worked at General Dynamics Space Systems, providing technical support for the Atlas family of space launch vehicles and various commercial business development activities.[6] He joined A.T. Kearney in 1995 as a consultant. In 2001, after having been promoted to principal,[7] Willen coauthored the book, Rebuilding the Corporate Genome: Unlocking the Real Value of Your Business with Johan C. Aurik, current chairman of A.T. Kearney,[8] and Gillis J Jonk, a former A.T. Kearney partner. In 2008, Willen was named as one of the leaders of A.T. Kearney's Public Sector practice in the Americas.[9] In 2013, he was also named the leader in the Automotive Practice and Aerospace & Defense Practice.[10] He was appointed managing director for the Middle East in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ DESPITE NORMALITY, WILLEN IS SUPERB GOALIE FOR U.VA. Richmond Times-Dispatch - Sunday, November 16, 1986
  2. ↑ UVa Cavaliers soccer records
  3. ↑ "1987 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  4. ↑ NCAA Men's Soccer Awards
  5. ↑ LinkedIn: Robert Willen
  6. ↑ Willen, Robert E.; Rude, Bradley J. (1993). "Atlas IIAS ascent trajectory design for the SOHO mission". NASA Sti/Recon Technical Report A. 95: 1239. Bibcode:1993STIA...9585805W.
  7. ↑ "ICIS Chemical Business".
  8. ↑ "Johan Aurik Elected to Lead A.T. Kearney". www.consultingmag.com/.
  9. ↑ Krell, Eric. "The Sequester Squeeze". www.consultingmag.com.
  10. ↑ Garber, Randy; Willen, Robert (9 April 2012). "Achieving affordability: A smarter approach to the Pentagon budget". www.thehill.com.
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