Bob Ross was appointed to the Board by Gov. Stitt in 2022. He currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Inasmuch Foundation. Founded by Edith Kinney Gaylord in 1982, the Foundation focuses on community and civic engagement, journalism, education and human services. Ross was previously employed as an attorney with McAfee & Taft.
Ross is a member of several boards of directors including Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Oklahoma City Airport Trust, and Oklahoma State Fair. He is a member of Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).
He has received numerous awards, including: 2011 Plaza District Association's Urban Pioneer Award, 2012 OKC Beautiful Mayor's Award for Distinguished Service, 2013 Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits' Visionary Impact Award, 2015 United Way of Central Oklahoma’s John Rex Community Builder Award, 2018 YMCA Service to the Youth Award, 2019 OKC Friday's OKCityan of the Year, 2023 Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County Aubrey K. McClendon Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2023 E.C. Joullian Distinguished Citizen award.
Ross is a graduate of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Oklahoma City and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virigina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He received his Juris Doctorate from the OU College of Law in 1999.
