Dr Rob Forage is a specialist advisor with Edified. He is the Chair and CEO of SBE Holdings, a private company developing new approaches to international education. Prior to this role, he was a Director and CEO of UNSW Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of New South Wales, a position he held for 10 years. During that time, Rob crafted a strong business platform focused on pre-university education and school assessments, leading it into a premier position in the industry. Together with an experienced executive team, Rob ingrained a collegiate corporate culture ethic and a personalised, high quality learning environment for students.
Rob started his career as a botanist and biochemist in Tasmania which took him to Oxford to complete a doctorate as a Rhodes Scholar, and from there to Harvard Medical School on a Postdoctoral Fellowship undertaking research. Returning to Australia, Rob commenced his career in the biotechnology industry, commercializing innovative research and introducing new products to market.
Rob has over 60 scientific and business publications, grants and patents. He was previously a Director of UNSW Press and received the prestigious 2015 Universitas 21 award for Sustained Excellence in International Education.