Robert Shearer started the National Knowledge & Intellectual Property Management Taskforce to accelerate economic development through technological innovation and create an economic framework to accommodate intellectual property assets in national commerce. The Taskforce was recognized for its leadership through an invitation from the United Nations Statistics Division to conduct a joint research project into the effects of R&D on economic development for application in developed and developing nations. Mr. Shearer is an experienced professional in executive and organizational development and has led many clients to successful solutions using staffing, organizational design, executive continuity, education, and training strategies. He has served as an expert witness in federal court on matters pertaining to organizational behavior and market research. He was a board member of the Superconducting Super Collider, and a part of that successful grassroots $1 billion Texas referendum to finance the winning national proposal to the Department of Energy. He earned an MBA with honors at Southern Methodist University.