Rob Van Raaphorst is the Vice President of Public Affairs at Mortgage Bankers Association.

As a strategic public affairs and communications Executive with nearly two decades of experience, Rob has a deep expertise in strategy, management and media relations.

He is widely considered to be an expert in a variety of communications, including: advocacy, brand, executive, crisis, grassroots and social media.

In his career he has successfully developed and managed numerous public affairs and marketing campaigns, with measurable results, in the financial services, energy, telecommunications and transportation industries.