Robert Boyle, is a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Justine PETERSEN (JP) (www.justinepetersen.org), a St. Louis, Missouri-based company that assists low and moderate-income individuals and families to develop, maintain, and increase financial assets. Justine PETERSEN’s work towards equity includes Homeownership Services as a certified HUD Counseling Organization, Lending Operations directed toward Business Owners and Operators, and Credit Building, which contributes to JP’s theory of change, and which is a JP’s fundamental pillar. Rob is a founder and a director of Great Rivers Community Capital, a U.S. Treasury-regulated Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI – https://www.cdfifund.gov/ ) wholly owned by Justine PETERSEN. Rob earned his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis and his Master’s Degree from Southern Illinois University. His background includes work in urban planning, property management, single-family and multi-family housing development, and construction management. Rob also owned and operated two small businesses: a real estate services company and a contracting company. As a Hoosier, Rob continues to engage his basketball jones by officiating youth basketball. Rob and spouse Barbara (Diekemper) have two children, Margaret and Patrick, (each who live in Denver, CO), two granddaughters, Emmie Rose and Zara Lynn, and three grandsons, Xabi John, Cullen James, and Carter William.


