Bob Carpenter

Robert Carpenter is senior vice president, legal and public affairs, and chief legal officer at Cincinnati Children’s, a nonprofit, comprehensive pediatric health system. As the leader in improving child health, Cincinnati Children's pushes the boundaries of what's possible in research, clinical care, education and innovation, so that every child can live their best possible life. The organization is consistently named one of the top 3 pediatric hospitals in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll, and is the #3 recipient of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of Health.

Bob oversees a team of attorneys, outside counsel and other professionals, advising on corporate and commercial transactions, litigation, employment, regulatory matters, intellectual property and more. He also serves as the senior leader for compliance, internal audit and government affairs.

With close to 30 years of experience in healthcare law, Bob has been with Cincinnati Children’s since 2006 in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as vice president, general counsel and senior risk officer. Prior positions include serving as a partner with Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP in Cincinnati, and an associate with Faruki, Gilliam & Ireland in Dayton.

Bob has published multiple articles on rules of civil procedure for the Cincinnati Bar Association and was a co-author on a paper in the International Journal of Toxicology.

Bob is a Cincinnati Bar Association admission committee member and a merit badge counselor for the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Bob received his undergraduate degree from Hanover College and his law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He is admitted to practice in Ohio and Kentucky, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.