Anthony "Bud" Rock

Government Relations International Trade and Business Development

Mr. Rock is a senior advisor at Oldaker, Belair & Wittie and currently serves as Vice President for Global Engagement at Arizona State University. Before joining ASU, Mr. Rock spent a 30-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, attaining the rank of Minister-Counselor and retiring as acting Assistant Secretary of State responsible for science, technology, environment, and health affairs. Mr. Rock also served for four years as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and, simultaneously for two years, as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Health. Mr. Rock received his undergraduate academic training and research at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University in life sciences and psychology. His graduate training and research were at George Washington University in science and technology policy and Columbia University's Lamont Earth Observatory in marine geophysics. He is a graduate of the 431d Senior Seminar, the federal government's highest-level civilian-military joint training program. Mr. Rock served in the United States Merchant Marines.

Education

Georgetown University, B.A.