Robert L. Wallace is an accomplished engineer, entrepreneur, author, business consultant and internationally-known keynote speaker. He is the founder of three companies:

BITHENERGY, LLC is a dynamic energy engineering and management company that develops and implements energy management, energy efficiency, and renewable energy solutions for government and commercial clients.

BITHGROUP Technologies, Inc. is a successful information technology services company that specializes in mobile commerce solutions, health information systems, infrastructure IT services, wireless engineering, and biometrics.

Entreteach Learning Systems, LLC through which Robert conducts economic research and has authored five best-selling books that provide unique solutions for addressing the challenges facing small, women-owned, and minority-owned companies.  His ground-breaking research through EntreTeach has provided the foundation for his entrepreneurial training programs that have benefited entrepreneurs throughout the world.

Robert earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he began his foundational research on solar energy solutions.  Later he earned his Masters of Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Sojourner Douglas College. Prior to starting his own companies, Wallace worked for such corporations as IBM, DuPont, Procter & Gamble, and Westinghouse. Robert has been a highly sought after advisor for numerous political leaders. Consequently he has served as Chairperson for the State of Maryland Information Technology Board (ITB), the Governor’s Advanced Technology Commission, Small Business Task Force, Minority Business Task Force, and the BRAC Commission. Robert currently co-chairs the Commerce and Infrastructure Committee for the Maryland/Liberia Sister City Agreement, Maryland’s first sister city agreement with an African nation.

Mr. Wallace is committed to his community and has generously agreed to serve on numerous boards.  Some of these boards include the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board, the Tech Council of Baltimore, the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and the Baltimore Center Stage Playhouse. He has authored numerous articles and books on entrepreneurship, wealth creation strategies, intrapreneurship, and urban economic development. His books include Black Wealth through Black Entrepreneurship (Duncan & Duncan, 1993), Black Wealth: Your Road to Small Business Success (John Wiley & Sons, 2000), Soul Food: 52 Principles of Entrepreneurial Success (Perseus Books, 2000), Strategic Alliances: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Joint Ventures and Alliances (Dearborn Publishers, 2004), and The Ssese Principles: Guidelines for Creating Wealth through Faith (AuthorHouse, 2007). Robert’s upcoming book projects include, Green Gold: Leveraging Alliances and Partnerships in the Green Economy, The Color of a Billion, and CRASH: Business Lessons from the Emerging World.