VICE PRESIDENT, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT & UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Bob Crow is Vice President for Industry, Government and University Relations at Research In Motion Limited, makers of the BlackBerry™ wireless platform. He is responsible for RIM's global programs in market intelligence, public issue management, government programs, community relations and support of higher education.
Prior to joining RIM in July 2001, Bob was Vice President Policy at the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC). His career also includes service from 1975 – 1998 at Ryerson University in Toronto as professor and senior administrator and many consulting assignments for private and public sector clients over the years.
Bob holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Cornell University and master's degrees in planning and economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Toronto, respectively. He also studied engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University at the graduate level.
Bob is currently a director of the Information Technology Association of Canada, the Telecommunications Industry Association, the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce, and Shad Valley International. He also serves as Honorary President of the Science Teachers Association of Ontario.
Bob and spouse Anne Babcock reside in Toronto with their four children.