Rob Sobey
Rob worked at Sobeys Inc. for 30 years before retiring to focus on philanthropy, volunteering, and governance. A Director of Empire Company and the Institute of Corporate Directors, Rob is Chairman of the Sobey Art Foundation and is a member of the Queen’s Smith School of Business Advisory Board. He is Honourary Governor of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, a Distinguished Patron of the National Gallery of Canada, and is a Director on the Emeritus Board of the NGC Foundation. Rob is the recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work as Honorary Colonel in the Canadian Army.
Rob holds an undergraduate degree from Queen’s University, a Master of Business Administration from Babson College, and the ICD.D designation.