
|
|
Rob Weber
Rob Weber has focused his entire career around starting and building
emerging growth technology businesses. He currently serves as CEO of AgileSwitch, LLC, a manufacturer of power electronics for renewable energy generation. He recently served as head of Marketing and
Business Development for Orbius, Inc, a social website platform provider. Prior
to Orbius he was Managing Director of Antiphony,
a management consulting firm that helps companies create sustainable value
through innovation. Prior to Antiphony, Rob was President of Intellifit Corporation a provider
of guaranteed fit technology for on-line apparel shopping, a venture backed
company that was sold in early 2009.
Prior to Antiphony he served as President of knoa,
an e-learning software company, where he successfully redefined the corporate
product strategy and repositioned the company to capitalize on new market
opportunities. Prior to knoa he served as President of Elastomeric
Technologies, a leading electronic connector manufacturer. Rob joined
Elastomeric as President in 1990, turned the company around and sold the
venture backed firm to Tyco International (Formerly Augat Corp) in 1995.
In 1984 Rob became an early team member and served as Marketing Director for
Ensoniq Corp, a
leading manufacturer of electronic musical instruments and multimedia products,
where he led the development of the company's marketing and business plan and
venture capital financing efforts through 1988.
Ensoniq was sold to Creative Technologies of Singapore. He started his
career in venture capital with the investment banking firm of Howard, Lawson
& Company.
Rob is a co-founder of Robin
Hood Ventures, an angel investment group focused on emerging growth
companies, and the Mid-Atlantic Angel Group
Fund.
Rob serves as Lecturer and Senior Fellow for the Fisher Program in Management & Technology
at the University
of Pennsylvania, where he
teaches business planning and entrepreneurial management. In addition, he is a
faculty member in Penn Engineering’s Executive Master’s in
Technology Management program.
He is a graduate of the Fisher Program where
he earned Bachelor of Science in Economics (B.S.E.) and Bachelor of Applied
Science (B.A.S.) degrees from The Wharton School and School of Engineering.
|