Robert L. Dawson, a Certified Financial Planner, provides part-time research and writing on select topics for Pioneer Institute. He currently serves on the MassBay Community College Foundation Board of Directors. In his previous business career, he spent 12 years in the technology industry with IBM and Wang Laboratories, and 25 years in investment management and advisory services with State Street Corporation, State Street Global Advisors, Citistreet, ING, and Ameriprise. Bob holds a BA from Colgate University, an MBA from Boston University, and is completing a graduate degree in public administration at Framingham State.