Robert Kumpf

Deloitte

Specialist Executive

Bob is Managing Director at Deloitte and former Chemicals and Specialty Materials executive with 34 years of industry experience across multiple geographies and functions. He began his career as a research scientist at Bayer then progressed through management and then executive roles in US and Europe.  After Bayer he was COO/CTO at two late-stage material science start-up companies.  Since joining Deloitte’s Chemicals and Specialty Materials sector, Bob advises clients on decarbonization of heavy industry, innovation, and materials informatics. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Materials Science from Penn State University and completed the Oxford University Business Economics Program.