Robert Nederlander, Jr.

Robert Nederlander, Jr. is President and CEO of Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, part of the Nederlander family of companies which has been in the live entertainment business for over 112 years. Founded in 2000, NWE focuses on expanding the Broadway and Nederlander entertainment brands into new and emerging markets globally. Since 2005, he has toured seven Broadway shows through China, presented Soul of Shaolin, the first Chinese show to perform on Broadway, and is a founder of The China Cultural Trade & Industry Exchange Program. In addition, Mr. Nederlander produces original Chinese shows and Chinese language adaptations, including Sound of the Silk Road, which premiered in Xi’an in July 2021 and a Mandarin version of Fame: The Musical in partnership with the Beijing Central Academy of Drama. In 2018, NWE established the Graduate Certificate in Commercial Theater Development in partnership with Boston University Metropolitan College.