Bob Fryling

Bob Fryling began his time with InterVarsity as a chapter president at Drexel University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering. He worked at Ford Motor Co. in research and development and later earned his master’s degree in Inter-cultural Studies at Wheaton Graduate School.

His career track at InterVarsity includes Campus Staff Member, Area Director, Regional Director, Director of Human Resources, Director of Strategic Planning and for fourteen years National Director of Campus Ministries. Bob has taught and written in the areas of leadership, spiritual formation and Christian engagement with contemporary culture. His most recent book is The Leadership Ellipse:Shaping How We Lead by Who We Are. (2010)

Bob was appointed Publisher of InterVarsity Press (Westmont, Illinois) and Senior Vice President of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in 1997. Since that time IVP has been awarded the top ranking category for Best Christian Places to Work for four consecutive times and was also declared to be in the Top 10 of all book publishing companies to work for by Book Business in 2009.

Bob and his wife Alice have two married daughters and four grandchildren. Alice has authored eight books, conducts workshops in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and the Enneagram and has a full ministry as a trained spiritual director. Bob and Alice live in Woodridge, Illinois.