Robert’s executive career spans large enterprises and early stage ventures both systems and software with a particular emphasis in wireless and optical communications. He has been the founder and CEO of several early stage ventures, including Wavetrace, Xtera and Opthos. His career also spans executive positions at IBM, ROLM, and Hewlett Packard. Robert was the Director and General Manager of the first wireless business unit at IBM where he pioneered PCRadio and data over cellular. Robert’s education includes a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and an MSEE and MBA from Stanford University. |