Robert G. Goldstraw
Robert G. Goldstraw brings more than 20 years of federal government service and 10 years of private sector experience to Concepts, Inc. He has extensive expertise in public and intergovernmental affairs, as well as in-depth knowledge of federal government disability-related policies, programs, services, laws and regulations.
Since 2004, Robert has supported Concepts as an independent consultant, contributing to communications initiatives and managing content development for Disability.gov. Disability.gov is a federal government website that provides an interactive, community-driven information network of disability-related programs, services, laws and benefits. His responsibilities on the project include guiding on-going improvements to the content and function of the site, coordinating federal agency partnerships and assisting with public outreach campaigns that target the disability community and state government stakeholders.
Robert has also been a consultant on a variety of disability-related policy and communications projects, most recently with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy and the National Resource Directory.
From 1998-2002, he was a staff member on the former Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adultswith Disabilities . In this role, he performed both policy and public affairs functions and contributed to the preparation of four annual reports to the president.
From 1980-1998, Robert worked for the Social Security Administration (SSA) as a claims authorizer and congressional inquiries specialist. He later moved to a position as a public affairs specialist in SSA's Office of Communications, where he conducted workshops and trainings and developed public information materials on SSA's retirement and disability programs. While serving in this capacity, he received the SSA Deputy Commissioner's Citation for Outstanding Public Service to People Living with HIV/AIDS.
Robert received his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Dayton, and later performed graduate work in applied behavioral science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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