Robert N. Campbell III serves as vice chairman and U.S. State Government leader, Deloitte LLP, which includes audit, consulting, financial advisory services and tax. Bob oversees our services to federal, state, local, education, public health care and nonprofit clients. He also works closely with Deloitte Research, the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and the Deloitte Center for Network Innovation. Throughout his 35-year career with Deloitte, Bob has assisted government leaders at all levels with program planning and analysis, information systems planning, business process analysis, performance improvement and organizational transformation engagements.
Bob has worked closely with government leaders to address and resolve their critical policy, financing and operational issues. He has worked extensively with leaders of major federal agencies and more than 40 states on projects spanning central finance and administration, developmental disabilities, economic development, employment, higher education, human services, K-12 education, Medicaid, mental health, public health care, revenue and taxation, and student loan finance.
Bob is a frequent writer and speaker on government management issues. He recently coauthored the book States of Transition, which addresses the big issues facing today’s governors. In recent years he has been quoted in Computer World, Consulting Alert, Consulting Magazine, Federal Times, Government Technology, The Hill, USA Today, Washington Technology and other leading publications. He also has addressed a number of public sector associations, including the Council of State Governments, Governing Magazine’s Government Performance Conference and the National Association of Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers. Bob also represents Deloitte with key associations, including the Democratic Governor's Association, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), the National Governor's Association, the Republican Governor’s Association and the National Council of State Legislatures.
During his tenure, Bob has held a variety of leadership roles, including serving as one of the first consulting global senior partners; leading a national consulting industry; heading up the organization’s Austin, TX, practice; leading its Federal, Texas and Florida account programs; and serving a regional industry program.
Bob is a former member of Deloitte’s Managing Partners Advisory Council. He also has served on numerous other committees, including the Global Fairness Committee, the Global Nominating Committee, the Global Service Line Committee, the Global 2010 Planning Committee and the U.S. Political Action Committee Board. He also led business planning efforts as the organization prepared to enter the global outsourcing market. In 1999, he was awarded our annual Curtis Award for Partnership Values.
Bob received a bachelor’s degree with honors from Austin College and a master's degree in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas. He has served on various community boards and committees and is presently a member of the Advisory Board of the LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, and the Executive Committee of the University of Texas Chancellor’s Committee.
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White Paper: Making the Most of the Economic Downturn: Seven Steps States Can Take Today
Video: Responding to the Economic Downturn: Bob Campbell Addresses National Conference of State Legislatures Panel
Podcast: The Wolf at the Door: Taking Aim at the Fiscal Crisis
Webcast: Bold Steps – Leadership Lessons For Transforming Government
Book: States of Transition – Tackling Government's Toughest Policy and Management Challenges
Report: Health Information Exchange Business Models and the States' Role in Their Adoption
USA Today Article: Medicaid Spending Jumps Sharply
Services: U.S. State Government
