Robert Gill is the Course Director for the Communication programs at Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria. Gill became an academic in 2007, having spent ten years in the communication industry working as a public relations manager for corporate finance, communication manager for the government, and management, marketing and communication in the tourism industry. Prior to this, Gill was a teacher, working in Australia, the UK and Hong Kong for fifteen years. His research interests focus on branding, reputation and employee engagement.