Rob was born in 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa and moved around several times as a child before settling in Kansas City, Missouri in 1998. He graduated from college in 2011 with a degree in journalism. Rob loves baseball and developed an interest in sports in college. He is proud of his roots in Kansas City. In college, Rob was in a band called Andre and the Giants. He is now considering thesis topics related to improving cities through public transit, issues in professional sports leagues like concussions in the NFL, or managing an independent restaurant in New York City.