Rob Barron

Executive Director of Iowa Campus Compact and Mid-Iowa Health Foundation Board Member

Rob X. Barron serves on Mid-Iowa Health Foundation's Grant and Governance Committees. He is the Executive Director of Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact, a network of over 50 colleges and universities focused on civic engagement and equitable campus-community partnerships.  He is also the co-founder of the Latino Political Network, a non-partisan organization which serves to educate and empower Latinos to serve at all levels of elected office throughout Iowa. Rob was elected to the Des Moines School Board in 2013, becoming the first Latino ever elected in Iowa's largest county. He served as board chair and vice chair over his eight years of service. Prior to joining Campus Compact he previously worked for Senator Tom Harkin (ret.), NextGen Climate, and Grand View University.