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]
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]
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]