Rob Vieira, Chief Operating Officer, oversees the Human Resources, Talent, and Operations of KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools. Rob spent his high school years being raised by his neighborhood village after his family lost their childhood home. After high school graduation, he ultimately earned enough working as a factory line worker at Sikorsky Aircraft Company to independently finance his college education, ultimately earning an MA in Mathematics/Statistics from the University of Connecticut, an MBA with a focus in Entrepreneurship from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government with a focus in Urban Development. Rob has a deep belief, based on his personal experience, that if a child has enough support to keep them on the right track, all children can succeed. He believes that KIPP's model that focuses on providing supports to students through their school years and then beyond, through KIPP Forward, is an ideal mechanism to provide opportunities for KIPPsters to reach their greatest potential. He and his wife currently reside in West Philadelphia with their two children who attended a Philadelphia Public School into their middle school years.