Robert Levy was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He retired in 2016 from a long career in the investment business. He was a Partner, Chairman, and Chief Investment Officer for U.S. equities at Harris Associates LP, a Chicago investment firm.

He earned his Bachelor's degree in economics from Vanderbilt (1972) and his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania (1974), where he recently became an emeritus trustee. He served as campaign chairman for the Power of Penn Campaign and vice chairman of the Penn board (2005) and chairman of its Investment committee.

He is currently on the Board of the Art Institute of Chicago and was chairman from 2014-2021. He is also a member of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trustees and serves on the Investment, Development and Executive committees.

Bob and Diane have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. They live on Sea Island and spend their summers in Nantucket.