About
Dr. Rob Voss — Associate Professor of History & Social Science Education at Northwest Missouri State University | Founder, Voss AI Consulting | OpenAI Academy Faculty (Missouri's sole representative, selected from among 89 worldwide) Rob bridges the gap between human expertise and artificial intelligence. A historian by training (Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln) with 25+ years in education, he now helps businesses, schools, and financial firms implement AI to save time, protect client data, and increase profitability. He developed Northwest Missouri State's Applied AI minor program and publishes Smart Teaching Evolved, a weekly AI newsletter for educators. His consulting work has produced measurable results including 93% increases in AI adoption and 200% improvements in training satisfaction across organizational clients. Rob brings a unique lens to AI — not just what the technology can do, but how humans actually learn to use it.