John Robb (GG theorist)
| John Robb | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.S. in Astronautical Engineering, USAF Academy (1985), Masters of Public and Private Management, Yale University (1995) |
| Occupation | Author, analyst |
| Website | http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com |
John Robb is an American author, military analyst, and entrepreneur.
Robb graduated from the United States Air Force Academy Honors Program with a Bachelor of Science in astronautical engineering in 1985 and completed USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) in 1986.
During his military career, Robb worked in the area of counterterrorism with the United States Special Operations Command, participating in global operations as a mission commander, pilot and mission planner in El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Turkey, and Egypt, among others.
He resigned his Air Force commission with the rank of Captain in August 1992.
After leaving the Air Force, Robb attended Yale University. He graduated with a Masters in public and private management (MPPM) in 1995.
After graduating from Yale, Robb was hired by Forrester Research, a technology research company located in Cambridge, MA., in June 1995. He published his first report at Forrester in December 1995, called "Internet Computing" with George Forrester Colony, the CEO of Forrester, as the editor.
Robb was made a senior analyst in January 1996 and led the launch of Forrester's first research service dedicated to covering developments on the Internet, called "Interactive Technologies". While there, he wrote the reports, "Which Web Browser" and "Which Web Server" in early 1996. In summer 1996, he wrote the report "Navigation Hubs" which predicted that web search services like Yahoo would dominate the Web. In fall 1996, he wrote the Forrester report, "Personal Broadcast Networks" on the rise of social software — software that allowed people to broadcast their written thoughts, pictures and videos and to subscribe to other people doing the same.
For these reports, Robb was awarded Forrester's "Best Research" award in 1997. Further, the 1997 Forrester Forum (Forrester's annual conference in Boston), was dedicated to the theme of "Personal Broadcast Networks".
Robb has been quoted as an expert source on technological trends by The New York Times,The Economist,The Washington Post,The Wall Street Journal,Business Week,Fortune Magazine,CNBC,Fox News,BBC, and NPR.
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