John Robb (GG theorist)

John M. Robb Jr is an American author, blogger and entrepreneur who writes mainly about Fourth Generation War and modern web technologies.

In 2007 he published his book "Brave New War", describing the Global Guerrilla thesis he has been developing over the last few years. His thesis has contributed to the overall understanding of the Global War on Terror and specifically the current Iraq War. Numerous other contemporary military theorists have critiqued and stated the importance of the work John Robb has done include Thomas P.M. BarnettBarnett, Thomas P.M. [http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2007/05/in_guerrillas_we_trust.html In guerrillas we trust] . Retrieved on 15 June 2007] , William LindLind, William. [http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20070510-043235-7023 Military Matters: Brave new war] . Retrieved on 15 June 2007.] , and Chet RichardsRichards, Chet. [http://www.d-n-i.net/dni_reviews/robb_brave_new_war.htm Review of Brave New War] . Retrieved on 15 June 2007.]

Education and Military Career

John Robb graduated from the United States Air Force Academy Honors Program with a Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering in 1985. His first focus was on joining NASA's astronaut program, but upon studying the declining state of events, he made the move into special operations.

During his military career, "John served in a tier one counter-terrorist unit that worked closely with Delta and Seal Team 6. John participated in global operations as a mission commander, pilot, and mission planner (El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Egypt, etc.)," according to his bio Robb, John. [http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/about.html John Robb] . Retrieved on 3 June 2007.] .

He resigned his Air Force commission with the rank of Major in August 1992. He is currently 46.

IT career

He went on to earn a Masters of Public and Private Management from Yale University between September 1993 and May 1995.

Upon graduation from Yale, John Robb worked for Forrester Research between June 1995 and April 1997 as a senior technology analyst focusing on the Internet.

From there, he became an entrepreneur by developing a company in 1997. He acted first as Principal [http://www.secinfo.com/dvJxt.71Rm.b.htm] Gomez Advisors Inc SEC Data - John Robb Employment Contract August 4, 1998] with a salary of $10,000 per month (with a potential bonus of $5K per month as per the CEO). The company, Gomez Advisors, focused on financial performance testing. Later Robb was promoted to President/COO.

He left Gomez in 2001 and moved to Dave Winer's Userland where he acted as CEO, COO, and President. While here, Robert Scoble worked for him as Director of Marketing. Robb left when he saw the writing on the wall in July 2003 as a result, Winer had his blog deleted.

For a few months Robb then focused on building Mindplex, designed to combine a team of experts in various fields with users looking for answers to specific questions. This project was abandoned and Robb took some time off to be with his family.

In 2005 Robb consulted with Marco Iansiti's Keystone Strategy for a Microsoft initatied project.

From September 2005 to January 2007 Robb acted as CTO/COO/CPO for Hubcast Inc, [http://www.hubcast.com international printing on demand service] , which utilizes a Robb-built software platform to route enterprise publishing to a global network of distributed printers.

He is currently a senior partner at Neoplat, a new venture dedicated to utilizing platform logic to solve resiliency problems.

Global Guerrillas

In March 2004, John Robb started his blog Global Guerrillas in an effort to catalog and describe the evolution of system disruption and open-source warfare within the Iraqi Insurgency and around the world.

First published an Op-Ed in the New York Times, later followed by an article in Fast Company, based on a Global Guerrilla driven worldview.

In April/May 2007, his book Brave New War was published by John Wiley and Sons, based on his Global Guerrillas work. He has since began his book on Resilient Communities.

References

External links

* [http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/ Global Guerrillas]
* [http://city-journal.org/html/17_3_urban_terrorism.html The Coming Urban Terror, "City Journal," Summer 2007]
* [http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/johnrobb/ John Robb's Weblog]