Robert Blount was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1999 and serves as Chair of the Technology Committee. He also is a member of the Academics and Finance committees and serves as Northside's representative to the Texas Association of School Boards' (TASB) Board of Directors. He serves as the President of the Bexar County School Board Coalition, and has achieved the status of "Master Trustee" as a graduate of the TASB Leadership Program.

Blount is the founder and Director of both the Department of Energy Regional Science Bowls in San Antonio and the Texas Solar Race Car Event. His employer, The MITRE Corp., and NISD serve as hosts for both events. He serves as Vice President of the Youth Orchestra San Antonio (YOSA), Chairman of the TASB Lone Star Investment Pool Board, and President of the Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members. Blount also is the founder and Director of The Dragons Soccer Club.

Blount earned his law degree from George Mason University and holds a master's degree in systems management from St. Mary's University and a bachelor's degree in engineering science from the United States Air Force Academy. Blount and his wife, Sandra Sandoval, have two children, one a graduate of Communications Arts High School and attending Stanford University, and the other a student at Luna Middle School.