Rob Flaherty is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ketchum, the global public relations firm with 130 offices and affiliates worldwide. Rob leads the agency's Global Leadership Council, which shapes the strategy of the agency and is responsible for the client service, talent development and financial performance of the firm. He is on the board of the Arthur W. Page Society, the Institute for Public Relations and the advisory board of Room to Read, which focuses on literacy and girls education in developing nations.