Bob Roth was born in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. He is the son of Dr. Merall Roth, a radiologist, and Susan Roth, a teacher.[3] He attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, California,[4] and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley.[3]
Roth learned TM at the Berkeley TM Center in 1969.[5] In 1972, he took a semester off college to travel to Spain and study with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. After six months of study, Roth became a TM teacher himself.[5]
Career
Roth is the CEO of the David Lynch Foundation and has taught TM for nearly 50 years. His students include thousands of at-risk students in underserved schools,[6] military veterans,[7] women and children who have experienced domestic violence,[8] and numerous celebrities like Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Jackman, Martin Scorsese, Katy Perry, Russell Brand, and others.[9][10] Roth is the author of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation[11] and the 2018 New York Times bestseller Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation.[12]
Personal life
Roth resides in New York, N.Y.[3] He has three siblings: his sister, Ellen, and brothers Bill and Tom. Having grown up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Roth is a fan of the San Francisco Giants[3] and Golden State Warriors. He idolized Willie Mays in his youth[3] and is a big fan of Stephen Curry today.
Awards
In 2015, Roth was the recipient of the Disruptor Award from the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards for David Lynch Foundation's innovative work serving at-risk populations.[13]
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