Born and raised in Pensacola, Robert Bender is in his first term as Escambia County’s District 4 Commissioner. Since he returned to Pensacola in 2012, he has served as an insurance consultant for USI Insurance Services, focusing on large commercial and public entity clients.
Currently, Robert is the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Florida Association of Counites Florida Representative on the Gulf State Counties and Parishes Caucus, and serves on the following Boards and Committees: Downtown Improvement Board, Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization, Gulf Consortium, Juvenile Justice Council, Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program Policy Board, and the Tourist Development Council.
Robert is active in the community, serving as a current member or past member for Leadership Pensacola Class of 2013 (project Co-Chair), the finance committee for Episcopal Day School, and the executive committee for the First Tee of Northwest Florida. He has chaired committees for the Pensacola Seafood and Crawfish Festivals, participates annually in the Men Who Can Cook fundraiser for the PACE Center for Girls, and is a member of Christ Church.
Robert earned his MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, and graduated from Pensacola High School.
Robert and his wife Amy have two children.
