Ed Robb

Who was Ed Robb?

Ed Robb was former member of the faculty at the University of Missouri, the president of a consulting firm, and a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He resided in Columbia, Missouri, with his wife, Rosa. They have five children: Shawn, Melissa, Tom, David, and Adam.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Howard Robb and Georgia Field Robb, graduating from Elmwood Park High School in Chicago in 1960. He went on to receive a B.S. degree in Economics from Bradley University in 1964, and an M.S. and, later, a Ph.D. in Economics, both from Michigan State University.

He was the past Director of the College of Business and Public Administration Research Center, the Economic Policy and Analysis Research Center, and the State and Fiscal Studies Unit, all of University of Missouri-Columbia. Until his death in 2011, he was the President of Edward H. Robb and Associates, a consulting firm. He was also a member of the Open Door Baptist Church in Columbia, and of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2004, and was a member of the following committees:

⁕Appropriations-Education,