Robert X. Fogarty

What started in 2010 as an art project to document people’s love of New Orleans Dear World has grown into an internationally known organization that celebrates people and their stories. 

Robert has delivered Dear World’s Brain Tattoo™ Storytelling Method and the PRTRAIT Process™ to some of the world’s top organizations including UBS, Accenture, Genentech, AstraZeneca, and the Duke Men’s Basketball Team. 

For keynote buyers, Fogarty’s keynotes include a two hour portrait shoot that replaces the traditional book signing.

He’s also traveled the world working with communities including the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting survivors, Boston marathon bombing survivors, South Sudanese civil liberties activists, COVID ICU nurses and Syrian Refugees.

Robert and Dear World have been featured in media outlets across the globe, including CNN, The Today Show, The Guardian (UK), L’Express (France), and The New York Times. In 2014 and 2016, Robert was the commencement speaker at his alma mater, the University of Oregon.