Dr. Prescott has spent twenty years in industry and fifteen years in teaching and consulting roles. He is currently graduate faculty of management at the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College where he is responsible for teaching graduate level courses.  His teaching and research focuses on human resource management, leadership, succession planning, organization development, organization behavior, training and development, career management and enterprise consulting.  Bob previously directed human resources for BellSouth Communication, Inc., where he was responsible for all facets of people management practices including, staffing, selection, performance management, benefits/compensation, labor relations, organization development, training and development, and, most importantly, he played a strategic role in representing the human resource function in overall company planning and operations.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Bob holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Alabama. He is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University’s Human Resource Executive Program and received his Ph.D. at that school in Workforce Education and Development.

Bob is an Emeritus member of the Board of Directors of The Human Resource Planning Society and a member of The Board of Advisors for The College of Continuing Studies at The University of Alabama.  He is also a general member of HRPS and SHRM, and well as a life-certified Senior Professional in Human Resources.