Robert G. Shearer is the husband of Cyndy Shearer, the proud father of 11 children, an Elder at Abundant Life Church, Director of the Francis Schaeffer Study Center, co-founder and publisher of Greenleaf Press and was the City Manager of Mt. Juliet from 2000 to 2007. He has been a resident of Wilson County since 1987.
He has been a college professor, marketing VP for a regional Coca-Cola bottler, senior analyst for a demographic consulting firm, executive vice president of a research firm providing strategic planning services for hospitals, a publisher, an author, and a small business owner.

Rob holds an MA in History and Humanities from Stanford University and an A.B. in History from Davidson College. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany in 1979-1980.