Robert Fabbio Explained

Robert A. "Bob" Fabbio
Birth Date:21 June 1957
Birth Place:Utica, New York
Nationality:American
Known For:Founding and funding various high tech companies
Notable Works:Tivoli Systems
Alma Mater:Mohawk Valley Community College (AAS)
SUNY Potsdam (BS)
Rochester Institute of Technology (MS)

Robert "Bob" Fabbio (born June 21, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, technologist, and venture capitalist. He is best known for founding companies in and around Austin, Texas.[1] [2] [3]

Education

Fabbio received his AAS in Chemistry from Mohawk Valley Community College, a BA in Chemistry/Computer Science from State University of New York at Potsdam, and a MS in Computer Science and Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology.[4]

Career

In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems,[5] [6] [7] creators of the Tivoli Software suite; the company was acquired by IBM in 1996.[8] In 1991, Fabbio founded DAZEL Corporation, acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1999.[9] He subsequently served as a Venture Partner for Austin Ventures, and as Managing Director of TL Ventures Inc.[10]

He founded WhiteGlove Health in 2006,[11] and eRelevance Corporation in 2013.[12] Fabbio is also a partner at the Capital Factory, a startup incubator in Austin, Texas.

Fabbio also led the funding and was an active-Chairman of Agere Systems.[4]

In addition, Fabbio held senior technical and executive management positions with Cesura,[13] VIEO,[14] IBM, Prime Computer, Applix, and Kodak.[15] Mr. Fabbio also served as a Rochester Institute of Technology Board of Trustees member.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: eRelevance Founder Bob Fabbio on the Austin Startup Scene and Niche Customers . AmericanInno . 2017-10-03.
  2. Web site: The state of tech entrepreneurship in Austin . Lucky7 . 2017-10-03.
  3. Web site: Austin's Entrepreneurial Genesis ICĀ² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin. ic2.utexas.edu. en-US. 2017-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022132423/http://ic2.utexas.edu/aeg/. live. 2017-10-22.
  4. Web site: Bob Fabbio . CapitalFactory . 2017-10-09.
  5. Web site: Robert A. Fabbio: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg . Bloomberg . 2017-10-04.
  6. Web site: Journal Profile: Meet Austin entrepreneur Robert Fabbio, eRelevance CEO . Austin Business Journal . 2017-10-09.
  7. Web site: Founder of Tivoli Joins Business Certainty Blog as Feature Commentator . BusinessWire . 2017-10-09.
  8. Web site: Lohr . Steve . 1996-02-01 . I.B.M. to Pay $743 Million For Developer Of Software . 2017-02-18 . The New York Times.
  9. Web site: DAZEL Corp. . Inc. . 2017-10-03.
  10. Web site: Serial Entrepreneur Reveals What He Learned Launching 5 Companies & Creating Over $1.5B In Shareholder Value . StartupSlingshot . 2017-10-04.
  11. Web site: Pre-IPO Interview with Robert Fabbio Founder and CEO, WhiteGlove House Call Health, Inc . IPOCandy . 2017-10-03.
  12. Web site: Bob Fabbio's eRelevance Offers Human Touch To Marketing Services Platform For SMBs . Forbes . 2017-10-04.
  13. Web site: Cesura, Inc. Announces First Business Certainty Solution for End-Users of Web Applications . MarketWired . 2017-10-22.
  14. Web site: Vieo: A start-up to watch . NetworkWorld . April 21, 2003 . 2017-10-22.
  15. Web site: BOB FABBIO, Adviser . ShelfBucks . 2017-10-22.
  16. Web site: Success Stories . RIT . 2017-10-22.