Biography

Robert Anton Franken is the Managing Director of Strataventure, LLC, a St. Louis based change management organization. Robert holds a Masters degree in financial economics and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso. He is certified as an international strategic meeting manager (CMM) through training by Michigan State University and Meeting Professionals International.

Robert has served as the Chief Financial Officer of a $10 million public company and the Chief Operations Officer of two statewide non-profit. In addition, he has spent seven years lobbying in state legislatures for various issues and clients. He also has spent many years working in meeting development, providing political advice, management consulting, and economic consulting.
Robert was born in Den Hague, Netherlands in 1950, was raised in Seattle, Washington, and lived in Okinawa, Japan. In college he was at the premier institution for cross-border relations with Mexico, The University of Texas at El Paso. In business he managed relationships with clients in China, Nigeria, Madagascar, Southern Malawi, Tanzania, Thailand, South Korea, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Mexico, Venezuela, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. He has worked with Export-Import Bank and Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in assisting overseas customers develop financing. And he has negotiated the merger of two companies across the border of Canada.

Robert lives in St Louis with his wife Dr. Nancy Kinney.