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Bob Moore, MA, MS, FASAE, CAE

Executive Director

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Biography & Education


Bob Moore, MA, MS, FASAE, CAE, is a recognized leader in association management with over 25 years’ experience serving major national and international organizations. 

Moore is currently the Executive Director of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the ACOFP Foundation. Previously, he was the first chief operating officer of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the first executive director of the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA). At the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Moore was Vice President, Knowledge and Learning. In his positions, Moore is known for being a catalyst of change and growth.

A graduate of Illinois State University with a BS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Moore earned his MA in Organizational Communications from the University of Northern Iowa and an MS in Learning & Organizational Change from Northwestern University. Moore is also an ASAE Fellow and Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) scholar, Chair of Association Forum, and an HR Source board member.

  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY PHYSICIANS (ACOFP) & FOUNDATION · Chicago, IL
    • Executive Director, December 2018 – Present
  • AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION (ADHA) · Chicago, IL
    • Chief Operating Officer,  July 2015 – November 2018
  • COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (CompTIA) · Downers Grove, IL
    • Executive Director, Technology Councils of North America (TECNA), June 2013 – June 2015
  • INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS (IFT) · Chicago, IL
    • Vice President, Knowledge & Learning, August 2009 – June 2013
    • Director, Knowledge & Learning, October 2005 – July 2009
  • SMITHBUCKLIN · Chicago, IL
    • Associate Service Unit Director, February 2005 – October 2005
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP) · Elk Grove Village, IL
    • Director, Division of Community-based Initiatives, October 2002 – February 2005
    • Manager, Education & Training Initiatives, January 1999 – October 2002
  • Northwestern University, Evanston, IL – M.S.
    • Emphasis: Learning & Organizational Change
    • Certificate in Executive Coaching
  • University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA - M.A.
    • Emphasis: Organizational Communication
  • Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois - B.S.
    • Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Certified Association Executive (CAE) - ASAE
  • Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives (FASAE) - ASAE
  • 2024 Bob E. Jones, CAE award recipient - AOA
  • Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) Scholar - ASAE