(Robert Farley is donating one hour of his time to the winning bidder)

Mr. Farley has extensive experience in commercial development, economic development, site selection, logistics, public policy, research and engineering.

Before joining Team NEO, Mr. Farley was Executive Vice President of the Fort Worth, Texas, Chamber of Commerce, where he directed all corporate recruitment activity for a variety of industry sectors, including the aerospace, biomedical, financial services and logistics industries. Prior to working at the Fort Worth Chamber, Mr. Farley was instrumental in establishing a new consulting division of the Hillwood Development Corporation, a Perot Company, which develops and owns commercial, industrial and residential properties, and is ranked as one of the top 10 developers in the country.

From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Farley served as a senior manager/partner in Fantus Consulting, which serves the site selection industry, playing a key role in developing new business, while repositioning the firm's economic development services. He worked with corporate clients such as Porsche Cars NA and Manulife Financial, and economic development clients such as the states of Michigan, New Jersey, and the city of Miami, Florida.

As deputy director of the state of Texas from 1982 to 1990, Mr. Farley also was instrumental in establishing the state's first Department of Commerce and was responsible for developing the first Texas Strategic Economic Plan and targeted industry analysis.

Mr. Farley received a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Texas in Austin and a Master's of Public Affairs degree from the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs. He also received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Syracuse University in New York.