# Robert Waggoner

> Robert C. Waggoner is an American information services executive and investor, historically chairman and CEO of BurrellesLuce and subsequently identified as Burrelles’ board chairman. His career moved from Mobil Oil and investment management into media monitoring, alongside long service to Harvard and New Jersey arts institutions. Burrelles exited media monitoring in 2024.

- **Role:** Information services executive and investor
- **Organizations:** Burrelles / BurrellesLuce, Mobil Oil, Waggoner Management Company, New Jersey Symphony, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Harvard University, Council on Foreign Relations
- **From:** Omaha, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** A.B., cum laude, Harvard University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Central DeWitt Hall of Fame distinguished graduate, 2015, New Jersey Symphony life trustee, elevated in September 2012, Founding director of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center; now listed as director emeritus

## Career timeline

- **1954** — Graduated from DeWitt High School.
- **1958** — Graduated cum laude from Harvard.
- **1960** — Earned an MBA and joined Mobil Oil; overseas work preceded a return to New York.
- **1969–1974** — Led Waggoner Management Company, following oil analysis and mutual fund management.
- **1974** — Bought an interest in Burrelles on August 8.
- **1991** — Endowed an economics chair at Harvard.
- **2012** — Became a New Jersey Symphony life trustee in September after 33 years of board service.
- **2013** — Honored with Mary Ellen Waggoner at the symphony’s Spring into Music gala.
- **2015** — Inducted into Central DeWitt High School’s Hall of Fame as a distinguished graduate.
- **2020** — Identified as Burrelles board chairman in its announcement of Cathy Del Colle’s promotion.
- **2024** — Burrelles exited media monitoring; clients were directed toward Agility PR Solutions.

## Achievements

- Central DeWitt Hall of Fame distinguished graduate, 2015
- New Jersey Symphony life trustee, elevated in September 2012
- Founding director of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center; now listed as director emeritus
- Endowed a Harvard economics professorship
- Robert and Mary Ellen Waggoner were symphony gala honorees in 2013

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Burrelles exited media monitoring; industry coverage reported a June 30 end to monitoring content.
- **2025-08** — The New Jersey Symphony’s 2024–25 supporter list, current as of August 31, 2025, included Robert and Mary Ellen Waggoner.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-waggoner-4608903b

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Last updated: 2026-10-06