Mr. Rob Fallon

Robert Fallon is the Director of Global Initiatives and Retreat Communications at The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands. Prior to joining Sunnylands, Rob was chief of staff at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM, formerly the Broadcasting Board of Governors) where he advised the chief executive officer and board on foreign policy and political strategy, managed agency senior staff, and directed the daily operations of the agency. 

Rob joined USAGM in 2015 after eight years at the U.S. Department of State, where he served as a policy advisor and speechwriter to the deputy secretary of state for management and resources, and formerly as a senior advisor to the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, where he oversaw Senate confirmation of the Department’s ambassadors and senior officials. 

Rob holds a master’s degree in public administration and a certificate in advanced security studies from Syracuse University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in political science from Bates College. He is a proud native of New Hampshire and plays in a D.C.-area band in his spare time.