An innovator and leader, Mr. Schumann has more than 20 years’ experience developing and marketing technologies in consumer electronics, large-scale IT infrastructure, and content security fields. He is also an author, speaker, and a founding officer of the Digital Watermarking Alliance. Notably, he holds 17 issued and pending US patents–so far. Looking back on his RIT experience, he observes that there are quantifiable and direct factors that differentiate RIT from most other institutions, including the excellent classroom education and co-op program. As RIT stands out in its field, so does Bob Schumann.