From 1980-2008, Robert H. Forrester was the Founder and CEO of Payne Forrester, LLC, an international consulting firm providing planning, management, fundraising, and governance advisory services to non-profit organizations. During Robert H. Forrester’s years as CEO, the firm served over 500 clients. Among the notable relationships personally managed by Robert H. Forrester was the American University of Beirut during the hostilities of the civil war in Lebanon, The United Nations Foundation and Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the founding of 13 international therapeutic camps for children living with life-limiting medical conditions, and at the request of Mr. Nelson Mandela, Robert H. Forrester played a crucial role in developing and managing the South African Free Elections Fund leading up to the first free elections in South Africa’s.