Biography

Rob McCallum is a recognized transformation leader in the field of visual art and education.

Achieved accomplishments in a range of positions, including Executive Management Team, Dean, Head of Department, Chairman of Adult Education Projects, Executive Committee Member for strategic planning in three Higher Education Institutions, and carried portfolios in the areas of education, funding, marketing, art and design (including jewelry and fine art), program development, linked to private, government, non-profit, national and international interests in South Africa and the USA.

Rob McCallum mastered a wide range of leadership skills from being an invited speaker (keynote) and writer to leading projects in highly complex and politically sensitive environments related to issues around visual culture and art education. Negotiated productive strategic alliances, and in a management position has played an important role in helping to transform educational structures in a post apartheid South Africa.