MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
Mar
ch 21, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the D istrict of Columbia
John A. Wilson
Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Ch
airman M endelson:
In accordance
with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142;
D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01) and pursuant to Article III.B of section 2 of the Washington
Metrorail
Safety Commission Establishment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-250;
D.C.
Official Code § 9-1109.11), and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Board of Directors
Amendment Act of 2018, effective March 29, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-84, 65 DCR 1590), I am pleased to
nominate the following person:
Mr. Robert Bobb
Taylor S treet, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4 )
for
reappointment as a principal member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety
Commission for a term to end February 9, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
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Chairman Phil Mendelson
at the request
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Robert Bobb to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Robert C. Bobb
19 Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Mr. Robert Bobb
23 Taylor Street NW
24 Washington,
DC 20011
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as a principal member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety
28 Commission, established by Article III.Bin section 2 of the Washington Metrorail Safety
29 Commission Establishment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-250; D.C. Official
3 0 Code § 9-1109
.11 ), and the Washington Metro rail Safety Commission Board of Directors
31 Amendment Act of 2018, effective March 29, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-84, 65 DCR 1590, for a term
32 to end February 9, 2028.
33 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
34 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
35 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
The Robert Bobb Group, LLC
ROBERT C. BOBB
President & CEO
The Robert Bobb Group, LLC
1666 K Street, NW
Suite: 440
Washington, DC 20006
www.robertbobbgroup.com
Education, Licenses &
Certifications
MS, Business, Western
Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, MI;
BA, Political Science,
Grambling State University,
Grambling, LA;
o Inductee, Grambling State
Hall of Fame (2009)
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Degree, Walsh College;
Certified Emergency Manager,
State of Michigan
Fellow, Broad Foundation
Urban Schools
Superintendents Academy
Certificate Program for Senior
Executives in State and Local
Governments, Harvard
University’s John F. Kennedy
School of Government;
Edward A. Wayne Medal in
Public Service in Urban
Management and Urban
Programs for Others to Follow,
Virginia Commonwealth
University, 1998
Background
Robert C. Bobb leverages more than 40 years of executive management experience in both the
private and public sectors. He is the owner, President and CEO of The Robert Bobb Group, LLC
(RBG), a multi-faceted private/public sector consulting firm specializing in: Public and Private
Sector Turnaround Consulting and Advisory Services; Financial and Organizational Restructuring;
Expert Witness Services; Budget Management Services; Labor Relations; Economic
Development Advisory Services; Emergency Planning, Public Safety and Policing, Real Estate
and Asset Management Services, Education, Local/State/Federal Government turnaround and
contract negotiations. RBG primary objective is to help governments, schools and businesses
find financial and operational solutions, greater efficiency and long-term viability.
Mr. Bobb served as Emergency Financial Manager of the 87,000-student Detroit Public Schools
(DPS) from March 2009 through May 2011. Mr. Bobb is the former City Administrator and Deputy
Mayor for Washington, D.C. and served as the District of Columbia’s Homeland Security Advisor.
He managed a workforce of approximately 20,000 employees and an annual budget of $8 billion
dollars. In November 2006 he was elected city-wide as the President of the Washington, D.C.
Board of Education and served on the Washington, DC State Board of Education. Mr. Bobb also
serves as a member of the Board of the DC Appleseed Center for Law & Justice.
Prior to this, Mr. Bobb served as the City Manager of Oakland California and Executive Director of
the Oakland Redevelopment Agency; City Manager of Richmond, Virginia; City Manager of Santa
Ana, California; and City Manager of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mr. Bobb holds the distinction of
having served on a continuous basis as the longest tenured African-American City Manager/City
Administrator in the Nation. He is an expert on issues facing urban government in the realms of
education, economic development, community and neighborhood development, municipal
budgeting and finances, contract negotiations, public/private economic development opportunities,
libraries and recreation facilities, and public safety.
His career of such wide-ranging achievement earned him the prestigious International City/County
Management Associations ICMA L.P. Cookingham Award for Career Development and was
awarded four ICMA Innovation Awards. He also earned the National Forum for Black Public
Administrators (NFBPA) Marks of Excellence Award and is a former President of the NFBPA. By
proclamation, former California Governor Gray Davis declared April 11, 2001, “Robert C. Bobb
Day” in that state. In September 1993, City & State Magazine (now Governing Magazine), a
periodical for city and state government officials, named Robert Bobb as the “Most Valuable
Public Official” among professional managers of the countries local governments. In addition, Mr.
Bobb was one of the Grio.com’s 100 most influential people in the year 2011 for his work in as the
Emergency Financial Manager of the Detroit Public Schools.
Professional and Industry Experience
CEO, The Robert Bobb Group, LLC, 2011 – Present
After a long career of public service, Robert founded the Robert Bobb Group to provide advisory
services to governments and other public sector entities.
Among his most recent engagements:
Compliance Audit, Office of Tax and Revenue, Washington, DC. Lead Engagement Executive.
July 2017 – Present: At the direction of the DC Chief Financial Officer, the RBG worked as the
prime contractor (KPMG, subcontractor) was tasked with auditing the Compliance division within
Office of Tax and Revenue. In addition to performing the audit, RBG was tasked with determining
how the new Modernized Integrated Tax System is functionally utilized throughout the department Professional Affiliations
DC Appleseed Center for Law &
Justice, Board Member
Washington, DC Chamber of
Commerce, Board Member
Federal City Council, Trustee
Leadership Greater Washington,
Member, Class of 2005
Leadership Metro Richmond,
Class of 1994
Oakland African American
Chamber of Commerce,
Founding President, Oakland,
California
National Forum for Black Public
Administrators, National
President (2001-2003), Member
and Marks of Excellence
Awardee (1997)
National Academy of Public
Administration, Senior Fellow
(1995), Washington, DC
Governing Magazine, Most
Valuable Public Official in the
Nation Award. “Most Valuable
Public Official” amongst
professional managers of
counties and local government.
(1993)
Thomas Jefferson Program in
Public Policy, Former Member,
Williamsburg, Virginia
Turn Around Management
Association, Former Member
International City/County
Management Association,
Member
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity,
Member, Sigma Man of the Year
(2009), 100 Most Influential Men
in Sigma 1914 - 2014
The Harvard Club of
Washington, DC, Former
Member
DC Children and Youth
Investment Trust Corporation,
former Chairman of the Board
Media, Speeches, and Op-Eds
Time magazine, The Wall
Street Journal, The
with the intent on determining business and technology risk factors, integration management,
KPIs and SOP alignment, and research and benchmarking against cities of similar financial
strength.
City of Petersburg, VA Emergency Management, Petersburg, VA. Lead Engagement
Executive. October 2016 – Present: On October 10, 2016 RBG entered into a contract with the
Mayor, City Council and Acting City Manager of the City of Petersburg to provide emergency
services. As part of the Emergency Manager services, RBG provided consultants for the positions
of: Engagement Executive, Interim City Manager, Budget and Finance Director, and Accounting
Personnel. RBG’s key duties were to assume all City operations including Policing and Legal
operations, provide turnaround and restructuring services to the City Operations, and bring the
City into fiscal stability. Additionally, RBG was tasked with budget management services and
bringing the City away from a possible State Takeover.
Organizational Change Management, Office of the Chief Financial Officer / Office of Tax
and Revenue. Washington, D.C. Lead Engagement Executive. July 2016 – Present: The
Organizational Change Management (OCM) Team, led by prime contractor the RBG, (KPMG,
subcontractor), was engaged to create a comprehensive strategy that captures all
interdependencies and intersections within OTR in order to mitigate risks and realize benefits of
the newly developed comprehensive tax software system (Modernized Integrated Tax Systems or
MITS).
Interim Management Services, City of East Point, GA. East Point, GA. Lead Engagement
Executive. The RBG was engaged by the City of East Point, GA, to provide direction and interim
management within the following respective disciplines and positions: Interim City Manager,
Interim Finance Director; and, Interim Human Resources Director.
Relevant Experience
McGuire Woods- Davenport & Company Expert Witness – As part of a team with
McGuire Woods, LLP, RBG provided expert testimony and analytics as part of the
deposition and trial of the Davenport & Company, LLC v. Frederick W. Payne, Esq.
litigation.
Washington, DC Department of Health Care Finance, Consultant – Provide Records
Management and Information Security to over 40,000 records. Create the official agency
record retention schedule and recover assets valuable to both DHCF and the DC/Federal
Archives.
Gary, Indiana Housing Authority, Consultant – Teamed with Econometrica, Inc. to
provide asset management and organizational management and restructuring services to
the Housing Authority.
State of Louisiana, Consultant – Teamed with Alvarez & Marsal to conduct
comprehensive analysis of State of Louisiana Department of Economic Development
Chicago Public Schools, Consultant – Asset management analysis for the use and/or
sale of Chicago Public Schools corporate headquarters. Performed processing of active
student financial and business records.
State of California Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT),
Consultant – Consulting services for the Inglewood Unified School District including a
comprehensive academic and governance reviews.
Mammoth Lakes, California, Consultant – Teamed with Alvarez & Marsal to provide
advisory services for the city’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing.
Municipal Bankruptcy Financial Restructuring Financial Advisor, Expert Witness
Teamed with Alvarez & Marsal Public Sector Services on behalf of Assured Guarantee
Municipal Corporation in the development of financial solvency and operation models, cost
cutting recommendations and organizational improvements related to the City of Stockton, Washington Post, Bloomberg
BusinessWeek, The Bond
Buyer, the Associated Press,
and Education Week. He has
appeared on CNN, National
Public Radio, and Meet the
Press.
“A Necessary Rescue for
Boys of Color.” The
Washington Post, February 6,
2015.
“Corrupt Educators are
Threatening School Reform.”
The Washington Post,
January 31, 2015.
“Corrupt Educators are
Threatening School Reform.”
The Washington Post, April 25,
2013.
Governing Magazine Texas
Leadership Summit. Panelist,
November 7, 2013.
Governing Magazine Summit
on the Cost of Governing.
Panelist, September 18, 2012.
Leadership Forum. Panelist,
September 6, 2012.
University of Detroit, Mercy.
School of Dentistry
Commencement. Keynote
Speaker, May 16, 2012.
Harvard University Kennedy
School of Government During
Black Students Week,
Panelist, 2012.
Yale School of Management
Education Leadership
Conference. Panelist, March
25, 2011.
Testimony before Joint House
and Senate Education
Subcommittee for the
Michigan State Legislature.
March 9, 2011.
Joint House and Senate
Education Subcommittee for
the Michigan State
Legislature. “Testimony of
Robert C. Bobb: Emergency
Financial Manager for the
Detroit Public Schools.”
February 9, 2011.
CA. Participated in due diligence financial review sessions and developed long term
financial plans and models.
Expert Advisor to Legal Counsel in Detroit Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Proceeding RBG
was retained by Ballard Spahr, LLP to assist in its lawsuit against the City of Detroit on
behalf of municipal bondholders. Specifically, RBG was asked to provide expert
information, prepare studies/reports, and review materials related to the case.
City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Consultant – Engaged by Assured Guarantee
Municipal Corporation to provide consulting services and advice to the company’s Chief
Surveillance Officer and Deputy General Counsel in connection with their efforts in seeking
to evaluate the current financial state of the City of Harrisburg, Penn.
City of Richmond Public Schools/Mayor’s School Accountability and Efficiency Task
Force, Consultant- Provided consulting services to recommend alternative strategies to
reduce the Richmond Public School’s fiscal year 2012-2013 proposed budget gap of $23
million.
Georgia World Congress Authority, Consultant, 2014- Co-partnered with CSL
International for an Organizational Review for the Georgia World Congress Convention
Authority current organizational structure.
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Consultant – Teamed with Alvarez & Marsal to provide
advisory services on police/corrections and educational programs.
Pittsburgh Public Schools, Consultant – Teamed with Alvarez & Marsal Public Sector
Services to provide budget restructuring initiative and budget and revenue expenditure
projection analysis.
Government of South Carolina, Consultant - Teamed with Alvarez & Marsal Public
Sector Services to provide budget development for improving financial and operational
processes relative to budget, forecasting, and reporting to the State Department of Health
and Human Services.
City of Jacksonville, FL, Consultant – co-partnered with Alvarez and Marsal Public
Sector Services to review budget operations and organizational design for the new
incoming Mayor.
Detroit Public Schools, Emergency Financial Manager, 2009 – 2011- Appointed by the
Governor of Michigan to serve as the Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit Public
Schools, with more than 85,000 students in 172 schools, Robert Bobb implemented a
restructuring of the DPS’s operations to eliminate a $305 million legacy deficit and ongoing
structural operating deficit, by cutting non-critical spending and creating a more agile
system of schools with increased flexibility, creditability and accountability.
Public Financial Management (PFM), Strategic Consulting Group, January 2008 –
February 2009- Key Projects: Post Katrina City of New Orleans Finance, Budget and
Information Technology Assessments, recommendations, City of Oakland, California
Assessment recommendations of the Mayor’s Office.
Washington, D.C. Board of Education, President, 2007 – 2009 - Elected citywide as the
President of the Washington, DC Board of Education in November 2006 and served as the
President of both the Washington, D.C. Board of Education and the Washington, D.C.
State Board of Education.
Other Professional Experience
Washington, D.C. State Board of Education, President, 2007 – 2009
McFarlane Partners, Consultant, October 2006 – May 2007.
Government of the District of Columbia, Deputy Mayor, City Administrator, and
District Homeland Security Advisor, Washington, D.C., 2003 – 2006.
City of Oakland, City Manager and Executive Director, Oakland Redevelopment
Agency, Oakland, California 1997 – 2003. “Everyone Must Commit to
Help Detroit Kids Succeed.”
Detroit Free Press, May 27,
2010.
University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor. Speaker, School of
Education Commencement,
May 1, 2010.
Eastern Michigan University.
Keynote Speaker, College of
Business Ethos Week, March
19, 2010.
Phi Beta Sigma. Keynote
Speaker, Founders’ Day
Program, January 23, 2010.
University of Michigan Ann
Arbor. Speaker, Institute for
Social Research, Jan. 2010.
“Interview: Fixing Detroit
Public Schools & The ‘Cosby
Effect.’” Taking Note:
Thoughts on Education from
John Merrow, October 20,
2009.
“Cooperation Builds a Better
School System.” Robert Bobb
and Dave Bing. Detroit Free
Press, June 21, 2009.
“Current and Future Changes
Promise Sound Academics,
Safety.” Detroit Free Press,
April 16, 2009.
“Let the Voters Decide on
D.C. Schools.” Washington
Post, April 3, 2007.
“D.C.’s Stadium Deal: Fair or
Foul?” The Washington Post,
December 20, 2005.
City of Richmond, Virginia, City Manager, July 1986 – November 1997
City of Santa Ana, California, City Manager, November 1984 – July 1986
City of Kalamazoo, Michigan
oCity Manager, April 1976 – November 1984
oActing City Manager, 1976
oAssistant City Manager, October 1974 – April 1976
oAssistant Director of Public Utilities, 1972 - 1974
Aetna Insurance Company, Administrative Manager, 1970-1972
Aetna Insurance Company, Professional Administrative Management Program, 1968
–1970
Salvation Army North End Corps, Director, Educational Research Center, 1968 –
1969
Mayoral/Gubernatorial Appointments
The Detroit Public School System, Appointed by the Honorable Jennifer Granholm of
Michigan (2009 – 2011)
oReappointed by the Honorable Rick Snider of Michigan (March 2011 – May 2011)
Board of Visitors, Virginia Military Institute, Appointed by the Honorable L. Douglas
Wilder, Governor of Virginia (1990 – 1994)
Reappointed by the Honorable George F. Allen, Governor of Virginia (1994 – 1997)
The Virginia State Crime Commission, Appointed by the Honorable Gerald L. Baliles,
Governor or Virginia (1987 - 1990)
Reappointed by the Honorable L. Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia (1990 –
1994)
Reappointed by the Honorable George F. Allen, Governor of Virginia (1994 – 1997)
The Commission on Parole Abolition and Sentencing Reform, Appointed by the
Honorable George F. Allen, Governor of Virginia (1994 – 1997)
The Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, Appointed by the Honorable George F.
Allen, Governor of Virginia (1994 – 1997)
Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government: Executive Session on
Policing and Public Safety, 1985 - 1991.
State of Michigan Legislature House and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 645
Tribute in “Resolution of Exemplary Services as Kalamazoo City Manager”, 1984
The Task Force on State Penitentiary Removal from the City of Richmond, Appointed
by the Honorable Gerald L. Baliles, Governor or Virginia (1987 - 1990)
The Commission on Prison Overcrowding Advisory Council, Appointed by the
Honorable Gerald L. Baliles, Governor or Virginia (1987 - 1990)
The Dillon Rule Study Commission, Appointed by the Honorable L. Douglas Wilder,
Governor of Virginia (1990 – 1994)
The Joint Subcommittee to Study Cost-Effective Measures, Appointed by the
Honorable L. Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia (1990 – 1994)
International and Special Delegate Experience
Member of an official team of 40 Person Observers Group Azeri Presidential
Election, Baku, Azerbaijan, October 2008.
RTI International, Consultant on Governance Structures, Rabat Morocco, 2008. District of Columbia Government Delegate to the First High Level Forum of the
World Mega Cities Development in Beijing, Nantong, and Shanghai, China, 2004.
Local government delegate to the World Summit on Sustainable Development,
Johannesburg, South Africa, 2002.
Selected by the National Committee on United States/China Relations for a multi-city
urban management workshop in the Peoples Republic of China, 1991.
Delegate from the City of Richmond to President Bill Clinton’s Summit for America’s
Future, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997.
Community and Professional Affiliations, Certifications
Washington, DC Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
Leadership Greater Washington, Board Member
Certified Emergency Financial Manager, State of Michigan.
Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, Founding President, Oakland,
California
National Forum for Black Public Administrators, National President (2001-2003),
Member Washington, DC Chapter
National Academy of Public Administration, Elected Fellow (1995), Washington, DC
Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, Former Member, Williamsburg, Virginia
Turn Around Management Association, Member
International City/County Management Association, Member
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Member
The Harvard Club of Washington, DC, Member
Honors and Awards
Michigan Newsmaker of the Year by WXYZ-TV and along with Mayor Dave Bing as
Newsmakers of the Year by Crain’s Detroit Business
Champion for Children Award, by the Michigan Association of School Administrators
The Grios.com Top 100 Most Influential People in Education, 2011
Phi Beta Sigma Social Action Award, Sigma Man of the Year
Inducted into the Grambling State University Hall of Fame, 2009.
Life Member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
10 Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area Public Service Award, City
Flight News Magazine, January 2003
30 Years of Public Service Award, International City/County Management Association,
2002
National Public Service Award, Conference of Minority Public Administration, 2000
Neighborhood Teams Founder’s Award, A Guiding Force Behind its Creation, City of
Richmond, 1999
Edward A. Wayne Medal in Public Service in Urban Management and Urban
Programs for Others to Follow, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998 L.P. Cookingham Award for Career Development, International City Management
Association, 1997
Marks of Excellence Award, National Forum for Black Public Administrators, 1997
The National Academy of Public Administration, Elected Fellow, 1995
Most Valuable Public Official in the Nation Award, City and State Newspaper
(Governing Magazine), 1993. “Most Valuable Public Official” amongst professional
managers of counties and local government.
Innovation Award for Public Safety, International Management Association, 1991
Innovation Award for Employee Excellence, International City Management Association,
1990
Manager of the Year, International Management Council, Richmond Chapter, 1987 –
1988
Legislative House and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 645 Tribute “Recognition
of Exemplary Services” as Kalamazoo City Manager, State of Michigan Legislature,
1984
Management Innovation Award, “Cutback Management”, International City
Management Association, 1982 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Robert C. Bobb
Mr. Robert C. Bobb leverages more than 40 years of executive management
experience in both the private and public sectors. He is the owner, President
and CEO of The Robert Bobb Group, LLC (RBG), a multi- faceted
private/public sector consulting firm specializing in: Public and Private
Sector Turnaround Consulting and Advisory Services; Financial and
Organizational Restructuring; Expert Witness Services; Budget Management
Services; Labor Relations; Economic Development Advisory Services;
Emergency Planning, Public Safety and Policing, Real Estate and Asset
Management Services, Education, Local/State/Federal Government
turnaround, and contract negotiations.
Mr. Bobb served as Emergency Financial Manager of the 87,000- student Detroit Public Schools
(DPS) from March 2009 through May 2011. He was appointed Emergency Financial Manager for
DPS by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, and was extended by her successor, Gov. Rick
Snyder. In his first year as the Emergency Financial Manager of DPS. Mr. Bobb was named the
Champion for Children by the Michigan Association of School Administrators, a statewide
association which represents the superintendents and first-line administrators of Michigan’s local
and intermediate school districts.
Mr. Bobb is the former City Administrator for the Distirct of Columbia where he managed a
workforce of approximately 20,000 employees and an annual budget of $8 billion dollars. In
November 2006, he was elected city-wide as the President of the Washington, D.C. Board of
Education. Mr. Bobb has extensive public sector experience, serving as a member of the Board of
Directors for the Washington, DC Chamber of Commerce, the City Manager of Oakland
California, Executive Director of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency, City Manager
of Richmond, Virginia, City Manager of Santa Ana, California, and City Manager of Kalamazoo,
Michigan. Mr. Bobb holds the distinction of having served on a continuous basis as the longest
tenured African American City Manager/City Administrator in the nation. He is an expert on the
issues facing urban government in the realms of education, economic development, community
and neighborhood development, municipal budgeting and finances, contract negotiations,
public/private partnerships of sports franchises, libraries and recreation facilities, and public
safety.
A Ward 4 resident, Mr. Bobb earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Grambling State
University in Grambling, Louisiana, and a Master of Science in Business from Western Michigan
University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He also completed the certificate program for
Senior Executives in State and Local Governments from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy
School of Government, where he served as a member of the Executive Alumni Council. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: February 15, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Robert Bobb as a member of
the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced resolution and
found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
______________________________
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish