Rob Francis | SpeakerHub

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Bio

Rob is the CEO of FOCI Sustainability Consultants, experts in behaviour change management, specializing in evidenced-based approaches to environmental culture change. Rob holds a masters of organizational psychology and held previous positions as the head of talent for Medcan, Canada's largest medical clinic. Rob also served in the Canadian Armed Forces, including lecturing at the Royal Military College on leadership and organizational behaviour, retiring as a Lieutenant-Commander.

Rob has instructed and coached business leaders within the manufacturing, aerospace and distribution sectors through McMaster and Western Universities. Rob has recently conducted high profile speaking engagements including a keynote presentations for McMaster’s Advanced Leadership Program and to an audience of 750 people at the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technologists and Technicians (OACETT) in June, 2023.

Current position (1)

CEO

FOCI Sustainability Consultants

Degrees (2)

Business Administration

Royal Military College of Canad

1996 to 2000

Master of Applied Science

St. Mary's University

2010 to 2012

Presentations

Presentations (1)

Building Eco-Cultures

Today’s organizations are continuously seeking ways they can be greener: reduce their C02 emissions, improve sustainability, and participate in the circular economy. Companies have traditionally, and logically, focused on managing assets from a technical perspective; often overlooked is the direct impact that the daily actions of people have on sustainability. Rob Francis is the founder and CEO of FOCI Sustainability Consultants; Rob and his team focus on changing the day-to-day habits of people within the organization to improve sustainability and reduce carbon emissions. FOCI employs an asset-based approach to sustainability behaviour change to build an ‘Eco-Culture’ within organizations. Rob will speak to FOCI’s approach, results, and look forward to the impact that individuals have on Canada’s journey to net-zero emissions.