Rob Draper is President of O’Rielly Chevrolet, Inc., one of the nation’s largest Chevrolet dealerships and locally owned and operated since 1924. He became the Dealer Principal in July 2010. Rob is also the President of O’Rielly Ventures, Inc., which engages primarily in real estate development and investment and local venture investing.

Prior to joining the O’Rielly group in 2002, Rob was a partner in the law firm of Winston & Strawn in Washington, D.C., where he practiced for twelve years in the areas of energy and international project finance. As an energy lawyer, he represented many of the U.S. utility companies that operate nuclear power plants with respect to licensing, regulatory compliance, contractual, and business advisory matters. As a project finance lawyer, he represented project developers and agencies such as the U.S. Export-Import Bank and Overseas Private Investment Corporation in their financing and development of power plants and other energy and infrastructure projects, mostly overseas.

Rob is a member of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Tucson Airport Authority, Tucson Conquistadores, and Tucson New Car Dealers Association. He serves on the Board of the Catalina Council, Boy Scouts of America and hosts the Council’s annual All-Business Pinewood Derby at O’Rielly Chevrolet. He also served on the Board of Directors of “Imagine Greater Tucson.” He was a member of the TUSD Blue Ribbon Committee, which he co-chaired in 2007 with then-TUSD Superintendent Roger Pfeuffer, and remains interested in supporting and promoting quality local education.

Rob grew up in Austin, Texas and went to high school in Beaumont, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in physics and political science from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and a law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the State Bar of Arizona, and the District of Columbia Bar.

Rob is married to Amy O’Rielly Draper, and they have three children – Katie, a graduate of University High and senior at Wake Forest University; Jack, a senior at Salpointe; and Ryan, a sophomore at University High. He enjoys travel, golf, sailing, skiing, wakeboarding, serving as a Scout leader, and assisting with and watching his kids’ sports activities.