Rob Sentz is the chief innovation officer at Emsi, where he leads in furthering Emsi’s vision through new and updated products for higher education, economic development, workforce planning, and human resources.

Prior to his current position, he served as Emsi’s vice president of marketing from 2006 to 2014, managing a staff of writers and designers in producing newsletters, articles, white papers, and other materials on a broad range of economic and labor market topics. Sentz is a Forbes contributor and has taught as an adjunct faculty member at NYU School of Professional Studies in New York City.

Sentz holds a bachelor’s degree from Lynchburg College and a master’s degree from the University of Idaho in environmental science.