Bob Bedingfield

Current public company boards: GeoPark

Prior public company boards: SAIC

Executive Experience: Bob Bedingfield is a qualified SEC financial expert and has assumed the role of chair of GeoPark’s audit committee. Until his retirement in June 213, he was one of Ernst & Young’s most senior global lead partners with more than 4 years of experience, including 32 years as a partner in Ernst & Young’s accounting and auditing practices, as well as serving on Ernst & Young’s senior governing board. He has extensive experience serving Fortune 5 companies; including acting as lead audit partner or senior advisory partner for Lockheed Martin, AES, Gannett, General Dynamics, Booz Allen Hamilton, Marriott and the US Postal Service.

Since 213, Bob has also served as board member and chair of the audit committee of NYSE-listed Science Applications International Corp (SAIC).

Additional information: Since 2, Bob has been a trustee, an executive committee member, and the audit committee chair of the University of Maryland at College Park board of trustees. Bob served on the national executive board (1995 to 23) and national advisory council (since 23) of the Boy Scouts of America. He also served on the board of governors of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.