Bio

Bob is a seasoned entrepreneur, initially serving as CTO followed by over 16 years as CEO and President of Liaison Technologies, a company which he founded and grew to become a leading data management and integration solutions provider with over 500 employees worldwide. While at Liaison, Bob directed all aspects of corporate financing and operations, overall strategy and acquisitions globally, and completed 11 buyside transactions and 3 capital raises. In 2018, he guided the company to its successful $310 million exit to a strategic buyer, Canada's largest software company, OpenText Corporation. Before Liaison, Bob held management and senior technical roles at the Walt Disney Company, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Information Systems, Security Pacific National Bank and Georgia-Pacific. Bob earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Emory University and his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University at Fullerton.