Robert Walton has served on Seaman Corporation’s Board of Directors since 2004 and is Chairman of the Leadership Development & Compensation Committee as well as a member of the Executive Committee.
His diverse career spans higher education leadership, global software and information systems management, and advisory roles in private enterprise. Robert is Managing Partner of Rober Alan Walton LLC, a boutique consulting firm serving an ultra-high-net-worth family office. His earlier leadership positions include President and CEO of CLSI, Inc., Executive Vice President and CFO of Innovative Interfaces, Vice President for Finance and Business at The College of Wooster, CEO of the Claremont University Consortium, and Vice President for Finance and Administration at Vassar College. He concluded his higher education career as CEO of the National Association of College Stores (NACS). Robert has served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards, including RedShelf, Collier Enterprises, the Rendero Trust, iPost Corporation, Ex Libris (USA), Dynix Corporation, and the American Library Association endowment.
He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and formerly served as a faculty member at its School of Information. Robert resides in East Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana.