Rob Nolan

CEO

Rob Nolan is passionate about municipal affairs and governance, serving on the Board of Directors for Happy City St. John’s 2015-2020 (including two years as Chair), co-founding the municipal advocacy group Citizens’ Assembly for Stronger Elections in 2017, and managing and advising on multiple municipal campaigns.

Rob holds an MBA and Master of Arts from Memorial University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Public Policy and Governance from University of Victoria.

During his Master of Arts studies in Political Science, Rob completed a thesis on local governance in Newfoundland and Labrador. In addition to municipal affairs, Rob is passionate about climate action and contributed to the Generation SDG Summit and Blueprint led by the Waterloo Global Science Initiative in 2018. Prior to joining MNL, Rob worked at Memorial University for over 10 years with the Office of the Registrar and the Centre for Institutional Analysis and Planning.

In addition to leading the Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador team as CEO, Rob currently sits on the Board of Directors for End Homelessness St. John’s.