Robert Gessner was born in Massillon, Ohio in 1954. Robert has worked for MCTV from 1979 to the present, where he is currently president of the family operated broadband service company. MCTV broadband systems in Stark and Wayne counties serve 47,000 customers. In 1976, Rbert received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.Robert's activities include: Chairman – American Cable Association, Pittsburgh, PA; Board Member/Past President of the Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association, Columbus, Ohio; Board Member – Health Foundation of Greater Massillon; Chairman – Stark Development Board, Canton, Ohio; Trustee – Massillon Development Foundation; Co-Chair – Massillon Museum Capital Campaign.
Robert’s past activities include: Chairman/Board Member – National Cable Television Cooperative, Lenexa, KS; Board Member/Past Chairman – Spring Hill Historic Home, Inc.; Board Member- FirstMerit Bank; Community Board President – Massillon City Schools Board of Education; President & Trustee – Members of the Museum, Inc., Massillon, Ohio; Vice Chair – Massillon Area Chamber of Commerce, Massillon, Ohio; Member – Ohio Education Technology Equity Commission, Columbus, Ohio; Co-Chairman – Citizens’ Advisory Committee for Massillon City Schools; Trustee – Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Stark County, Canton, Ohio; Public Relations Committee – United Way of Western Stark County; Trustee and Treasurer – YMCA/YWCA, Massillon, Ohio; Trustee – Massillon Club Co., Massillon, Ohio; Member – United Way of Western Stark County Budget Committee.
Robert is married to his wife, Nancy, and they have two daughters, Suzanne and Katherine. They also have two grandchildren, Martha and Ruth.