Rob Nelson

In December 2015, Nelson completed directing and producing his first documentary feature film, Magnificent Burden, which tells the story of former New York socialite Taylor Stein’s quest to save her son, whom she adopted after going undercover for the FBI to bring down an international baby trafficking ring, from a rare and deadly disease, Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

In 2014, Nelson was the executive producer of the short film Wish Wizard featuring Morgan Freeman. The film was made in conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to fulfill the wishes of 4 children with terminal diseases who wanted to be part of making a movie.

They mobilized thousands of young Americans, and in the process gained the support of numerous national political and business leaders, including billionaire and former independent Presidential candidate, Ross Perot, prominent investment banker Peter G. Peterson, Chicago commodity broker Richard Dennis, and former Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Paul Tsongas. In February, 1993, Cowan and Nelson were featured on the cover of U.S. News & World Report with the headline, “The Twentysomething Rebellion - How It Will Change America.” Nelson has been described by The New York Times as “one of the original Generation X spokesmen.”

Rob Nelson (born October 9, 1964 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American television personality, author, radio host, political activist and filmmaker.