About Robert Sher

Robert Sher is the principal of CEO to CEO and collaborates with and guides business leaders as they navigate critical passages.  Author of The Feel of the Deal; How I Built A Business through Acquisitions.  His CEO case study columns have been widely published, including in the East Bay Business Times and the San Jose Business Journal.    Many of his case studies can be found here.

Robert Sher serves as a Director for the Alliance of Chief Executives.  He was most recently CEO/President and a founder of Bentley Publishing Group. At the helm from 1984 through 2006, this industry leading decorative poster publishing firm has grown significantly, including four acquisitions since 1999.

Robert is an M&A specialist for the wall decor industry.  He writes a regular column for Décor magazine and Hobby Merchandiser, and is a founder and Chairman of the Art Copyright Coalition, a worldwide organization fighting to stop copyright infringement of visual artists.  education industry startup,

Between 1995 and 2000, he was a Lecturer under contract with St. Mary's College teaching Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management to hundreds of graduate students in the MBA and Executive MBA programs.

EDUCATION: 
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, May 1986
MBA, October 1988, St. Mary's College, Moraga, California. Recipient of the Jack Saloma Award

PERSONAL:  Married (1992) with two children, born 1995 and 1998.