Robert Park

With more than 30 years of experience in law, finance, and higher education along with specific expertise in career management and professional development, Robert Park is now to CEO of placeable, an education technology firm trying to change the way people convert skill into a career.Prior to placeable, Park was the Chief Business Development Officer of Meritize, a fin-tech that uses academic data to expand access to education.  Before Meritize, he served as the Head of Career Strategy and Professional Development for Social Finance (SoFi) and built the first-of-its-kind career services practice for the lending industry, assisting thousands of SoFi borrowers in securing new job opportunities. Prior to SoFi, Park was Executive Director and Assistant Dean for the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester where he led the Career Management Center and Corporate Relations department. During his time at the university, the school improved placement metrics more than any other institution among the top 70 in the country. In addition to his experience in career management, Park has also been an entrepreneur, co-founding and leading a talent acquisition firm, a consultant for Arthur Andersen and an Infantry Officer for the United States Army.