2025 Honoree: Rob Siegfried
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation is proud to announce that Rob Siegfried, Founder and CEO of The Siegfried Group (Siegfried), has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Pete du Pont Freedom Award. This honor recognizes Rob, his family, and his company for their outstanding entrepreneurial leadership and philanthropic contributions, which have fostered meaningful relationships throughout the state of Delaware and across the nation.
A proud Delawarean, Rob earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics from the University of Delaware (UD) before starting his career at Arthur Young. In 1988, he founded Siegfried, a relationship-driven, entrepreneurial organization that helps CFOs and executive teams clarify what matters most – and then delivers elite financial talent to make it happen.
Rob continues to serve as the CEO of Siegfried, which now has offices in 19 cities across the United States, including its headquarters in Wilmington, DE, and employs nearly 1,400 people. The Firm serves more than 350 Fortune 1000 companies and dynamic growth organizations, assisting with their most strategic priorities, including mergers and acquisitions, IPO readiness, carve-outs and systems implementations.
“I want to do my part to educate. We can’t take freedom for granted. The environment you’re in makes a difference.”
Robert L. Siegfried, Jr.
About the Pete du Pont Freedom Award
The Pete du Pont Freedom Award is presented annually to an individual or organization who has championed a successful idea which has led to economic growth or brought innovation to the private sector. The award honors one of Delaware’s finest leaders, the late former Governor Pete du Pont, who delivered Delaware from harsh fiscal times into an age of vibrant economic growth by working with the legislature, business and community leaders, and educators. The Pete du Pont Freedom Award event serves as a key fundraising effort to help support the Foundation’s work to identify and bring to life bold and innovative ideas to make Delaware a better place to live, work, and raise a family. As an added bonus, the ceremony will recognize the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (E3) Alumni and include a progress report on the Reinventing Delaware competition, recognize the most recent winners, and celebrate the top ideas.
Among the too numerous frustrations of the political process is that a lot of smart and talented people spend their time and energy fulminating about things that don’t really matter. That diverts attention from our nation’s real problems.
– Governor Pete du Pont
