Rob Stanicic
About Rob
Rob brings a distinctive blend of global, cross-industry experience in business transformation, emerging technologies, and technology product development. Throughout his career, he has served organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies in roles including consulting practice leader, program manager, and chief information and technology officer. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Oxford, England
Bachelor of Information Technology
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Bachelor of Commerce
University of Queensland, Australia
Work Experience
Vice Chancellor, Technology Initiatives for San Jacinto College, Houston
2025 - Present
Rob serves as the College’s liaison for public policy, big-tech and industry partnerships, helping the College develop a technology-ready regional workforce to support Texas’ expanding industries and economic growth. He also leads governance, service delivery, and investment strategy for the College’s adoption of artificial intelligence, data science platforms, and emerging enterprise software-as-a-service capabilities that support the mission.
Partner for RealThink in Austin, Texas
2004 - Present
Real Think offers professional services specializing in digital transformation, IT services, and strategic consulting. Includes fractional C-level turnaround advisory services for failing IT operations and project over-runs, and strategies for the business adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), enhancing customer experience (CX), and implementing low-touch automated information systems.
Director, Business Consulting for Arthur Andersen in London, UK
1997 - 2003
Rob led a professional services practice serving corporations after mergers and acquisitions across a range of industries and countries. The practice specialized in consolidating business operations and standardizing processes and information systems within regional shared service centers. He also served on product advisory for major ERP and CRM technology partners, including Oracle.
Skills
Strategy Advisory
Artificial Intelligence Adoption
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance
ERP Implementations
Product Development
Patent Application
Enterprise Systems Architecture
Organizational Change