Our leadership and advisors have spent decades helping organizations choose, implement, and use business software. Many of us, along with our implementation, training, user adoption, and advisory teams, have worked together across multiple companies and client engagements, bringing experience in automation, adoption, and business process improvement to Factor46.
Founder and CEO
Rob founded Factor46 to help organizations stop unnecessary software spending and get more from the platforms they keep. His work brings together software intelligence, practical planning, and hands-on support.
He brings more than 25 years of experience building companies, leading teams, and helping clients get more from their technology investments. His expertise spans AI, automation, business process improvement, and enterprise content management. The technology organizations he has led have earned Partner of the Year and Solution Innovation awards.
Earlier in his career, Rob led interactive production at the American Museum of Natural History, served as Creative Director of the New York City Marathon, and co-edited New York Runner magazine.
CEO, Boost Strategy Partners (acquired by AiGS, where he served on the leadership team)
Managing Director, Protiviti
President, SusQtech
CEO, Live Elements
COO, IntraPoint
Our advisors have built and led technology services businesses and worked alongside Rob over many years. They bring experienced perspectives on automation, operations, and growing a services business.
Kevin Schaal
Senior Advisor
Kevin is CEO of AiGS, an automation consultancy serving more than 250 enterprise clients globally. His career has focused on putting automation to work in the everyday processes that keep organizations running.
Before AiGS, he spent more than a decade in executive roles at Vology, a managed IT and security services provider. As Vice President of Business Operations and Automation, he led automation strategy, planning, and implementation for internal operations and client-facing processes. His experience spans both the technology and the operational changes needed to make automation useful.
Mike Steadman
Senior Advisor
Mike brings more than 25 years of experience in operational management and business process improvement. He served as CEO of SusQtech and Managing Director of Protiviti’s Enterprise Content Management practice, helping organizations improve how they manage information and use technology.
He also spent 10 years in the U.S. Air Force assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command. An active speaker and writer in the association and nonprofit sector, Mike has served on the technology committee of the American Society of Association Executives and on university business school advisory boards.
Jim LaRocca
Senior Advisor
Jim is a technology executive and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in organizational growth and corporate development. As co-founder of SusQtech, he helped build a professional services firm delivering SharePoint-based solutions, leading it from startup to Microsoft’s Mid-Atlantic Partner of the Year.
Earlier in his career, Jim held executive positions in technology publishing at CMP Media and The Times Mirror Company. He now serves on advisory boards for emerging technology startups, drawing on his experience building businesses and guiding companies through growth.
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