Robert W. Curley, Jr., a graduate from the State University of New York, obtained two Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Speech-Communications (TV-Radio Productions) and Speech-Theatre (Shakespearean Studies). After graduating university he taught high school English for one year in upstate New York and then moved to New York City where he became manager of 23 employees at the Timber Wolf Construction Company.

Robert quickly became interested in Wall Street finance and landed a job as an account executive for European Capital Private Investors during the telecommunications boom of the late 1980’s. He then worked for the investment bank Veronis-Suhler who handled the underwriting for the TIME-WARNER mega-merger. Robert worked directly with the President of the Research and Development Department and performed due-diligence legal proceedings for major mergers and acquisitions across the USA. He then worked for two major law firms in Manhattan as manager of the Operations Departments.

Robert moved to Paris in 1990 and has continued working in American and French law firms as a communications/public relations consultant concerning Employment Law, Audits and International Arbitration. He writes international law articles in English for French University Law journals and also is an English Language Consultant/Coach for many multi-national corporations and banks in Paris.

Robert travelled globally for 8 years as a model/actor/ singer-songwriter and has composed over 200 songs and recorded 7 albums. He has been playing and studying music since the age of 6 and still performs concerts with his band in Paris and New York.