Robert Diamond is the State Director of Obama for America in New York State, the President’s re-election campaign.  He also serves as a the campaign's National Veterans and Military Families Outreach Director.
 
A native of New York City, he holds a Bachelors degree from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and served for seven years as an officer in the United States Navy.   A Surface Warfare Officer by training, he was stationed onboard the guided missile destroyer USS BULKELEY (DDG-84) and completed deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.   He served as the aide to the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs in the Pentagon, and as a naval liaison officer to the U.S. House of Representatives. 
 
Following his military service, he spent several years in the private sector, including as a Vice President at Bear Stearns & Co, Inc., in the Structured Equity Products/Equity Finance group and a Senior Vice President at Realty Capital International LLC—a global real estate investment banking and advisory firm.  Once in the private sector, he became a leading voice in the progressive national security and veterans advocacy community. 
 
Robert is a Security Fellow and Member of the Board of Principals with the Truman National Security Project, the progressive national security leadership institute and served as the Regional Director of the Truman Project’s New York City chapter.  An active member of numerous Veterans organizations, Robert speaks and publishes regularly on veterans, military and national security issues. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC.com, The Huffington Post, Defense News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The New York Daily News.  Robert also appears routinely on television and radio.