Robert Chatfield serves as President and CEO of Free to Choose Network (FTCN), a global media organization, taking the helm from founder Bob Chitester in July 2017. Prior to joining FTCN, he was CFO of Fluid Imaging Technologies, a manufacturer of scientific instruments. For the previous ten years, Chatfield ran his own business as a merger and acquisition advisor to private companies. Chatfield also worked in corporate finance roles with Banknorth Group (now TD Bank) and Polaroid Corporation.

Starting his career with the nonprofit Pioneer Institute, a market-oriented research institute based in Boston, Chatfield has maintained a proactive role in academia for twenty years, teaching as an adjunct faculty member for many organizations. Chatfield is currently affiliated with Syracuse University’s online MBA program and Suffolk University’s finance department, where he earned his MS in Finance. Chatfield is a lifelong learner, community servant, and an adventurer. He served a one-year visiting professor assignment at Suffolk’s campus in Dakar, Senegal, and has participated in several humanitarian missions with Rotary International.

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