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| name = Robert A. "Bob" Fabbio
| name = Robert A. "Bob" Fabbio
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|6|21|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Fabbio (A), 60 - Austin, TX|url=https://www.mylife.com/robert-fabbio/robertfabbio|website=MyLife|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Utica, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Utica, New York]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| known_for = Founding and funding various high tech companies
| known_for = Founding and funding various high tech companies
| notable_works = [[Tivoli Software]]
| notable_works = [[Tivoli Software]]
| awards = [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]], 1997<ref>{{cite web|title=eRelevance Corporation|url=https://www.funderbeam.com/startups/erelevance-corporation?ref=teleport|website=FunderBeam|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>; [[Forbes]] Midas List of the Top 100 Technology Venture Investors, 2002<ref>{{cite web|title=Hanging out with PledgeCents|url=http://www.kindleinteractive.org/hanging-out-with-pledgecents/|website=KindleInteractive|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>; [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] Innovation Hall of Fame, 2013.<ref>
| awards =
{{cite web|title=RIT inducts six into Innovation Hall of Fame|url=https://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=49849|website=RIT|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Fabbio - Partner @ Capital Factory|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/person/bob-fabbio|website=CrunchBase|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>
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{{cite web|title=eRelevance Founder Bob Fabbio on the Austin Startup Scene and Niche Customers|url=https://www.americaninno.com/austin/erelevance-founder-bob-fabbio-on-the-austin-startup-scene-and-niche-customers|website=AmericanInno|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web|title=eRelevance Founder Bob Fabbio on the Austin Startup Scene and Niche Customers|url=https://www.americaninno.com/austin/erelevance-founder-bob-fabbio-on-the-austin-startup-scene-and-niche-customers|website=AmericanInno|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web|title=The state of tech entrepreneurship in Austin|url=http://lucky7.io/post/the-state-of-tech-entrepreneurship-in-austin|website=Lucky7|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ic2.utexas.edu/aeg/|title=Austin’s Entrepreneurial Genesis {{!}} IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin|website=ic2.utexas.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022132423/http://ic2.utexas.edu/aeg/|dead-url=no|archive-date=2017-10-22}}</ref>
{{cite web|title=The state of tech entrepreneurship in Austin|url=http://lucky7.io/post/the-state-of-tech-entrepreneurship-in-austin|website=Lucky7|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ic2.utexas.edu/aeg/|title=Austin’s Entrepreneurial Genesis {{!}} IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin|website=ic2.utexas.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022132423/http://ic2.utexas.edu/aeg/|dead-url=no|archive-date=2017-10-22}}</ref>

== Education ==
Fabbio received his [[Associate of Applied Science|AAS]] in [[Chemistry]] from [[Mohawk Valley Community College]], a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in [[Chemistry]]/[[Computer Science]] from [[State University of New York at Potsdam]], and a [[Master of Science|MS]] in Computer Science and [[Technology]] from the [[Rochester Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Fabbio|url=https://capitalfactory.com/mentor/bob-fabbio/|website=CapitalFactory|accessdate=2017-10-09}}</ref>

== Career ==


In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems
In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems
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Fabbio also led the funding and was an active-Chairman of [[Agere Systems]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Fabbio|url=https://capitalfactory.com/mentor/bob-fabbio/|website=CapitalFactory|accessdate=2017-10-09}}</ref>
Fabbio also led the funding and was an active-Chairman of [[Agere Systems]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Fabbio|url=https://capitalfactory.com/mentor/bob-fabbio/|website=CapitalFactory|accessdate=2017-10-09}}</ref>

In addition, Fabbio held senior technical and executive management positions with Cesura<ref>{{cite web|title=Cesura, Inc. Announces First Business Certainty Solution for End-Users of Web Applications|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/cesura-inc-announces-first-business-certainty-solution-end-users-web-applications-671528.htm|website=MarketWired|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>, VIEO<ref>{{cite web|title=Vieo: A start-up to watch|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2341497/infrastructure-management/vieo--a-start-up-to-watch.html|website=NetworkWorld|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>, IBM, Prime Computer, Applix, and Kodak<ref>{{cite web|title=BOB FABBIO, Adviser|url=http://www.shelfbucks.com/bob-fabbio|website=ShelfBucks|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>. Mr. Fabbio also served as a Rochester Institute of Technology Board of Trustee member<ref>{{cite web|title=Success Stories|url=https://www.rit.edu/success.php?s=76|website=RIT|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>.


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

Revision as of 00:14, 23 October 2017

Robert A. "Bob" Fabbio
Born(1957-06-21)21 June 1957[1]
NationalityAmerican
Known forFounding and funding various high tech companies
Notable workTivoli Software
AwardsErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 1997[2]; Forbes Midas List of the Top 100 Technology Venture Investors, 2002[3]; Rochester Institute of Technology Innovation Hall of Fame, 2013.[4][5]

Robert "Bob" Fabbio is an American entrepreneur, technologist and venture capitalist, best known for founding companies in and around Austin, Texas.[6][7][8]

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.[9]

Career

In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems ,[10][11][12] creators of the Tivoli Software suite; the company was acquired by IBM in 1986. In 1991, Fabbio founded DAZEL Corporation, acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1999.[13] He subsequently served as a Venture Partner for Austin Ventures, and as Managing Director of TL Ventures Inc.[14]

He founded WhiteGlove Health in 2006,[15] and eRelevance Corporation in 2013.[16]

Fabbio also led the funding and was an active-Chairman of Agere Systems.[17]

In addition, Fabbio held senior technical and executive management positions with Cesura[18], VIEO[19], IBM, Prime Computer, Applix, and Kodak[20]. Mr. Fabbio also served as a Rochester Institute of Technology Board of Trustee member[21].

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Robert Fabbio (A), 60 - Austin, TX". MyLife. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  2. ^ "eRelevance Corporation". FunderBeam. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  3. ^ "Hanging out with PledgeCents". KindleInteractive. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  4. ^ "RIT inducts six into Innovation Hall of Fame". RIT. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  5. ^ "Bob Fabbio - Partner @ Capital Factory". CrunchBase. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  6. ^ "eRelevance Founder Bob Fabbio on the Austin Startup Scene and Niche Customers". AmericanInno. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  7. ^ "The state of tech entrepreneurship in Austin". Lucky7. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  8. ^ "Austin's Entrepreneurial Genesis | IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin". ic2.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Bob Fabbio". CapitalFactory. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  10. ^ "Robert A. Fabbio: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  11. ^ "Journal Profile: Meet Austin entrepreneur Robert Fabbio, eRelevance CEO". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  12. ^ "Founder of Tivoli Joins Business Certainty Blog as Feature Commentator". BusinessWire. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  13. ^ "DAZEL Corp". Inc. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  14. ^ "Serial Entrepreneur Reveals What He Learned Launching 5 Companies & Creating Over $1.5B In Shareholder Value". StartupSlingshot. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  15. ^ "Pre-IPO Interview with Robert Fabbio Founder and CEO, WhiteGlove House Call Health, Inc" (PDF). IPOCandy. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  16. ^ "Bob Fabbio's eRelevance Offers Human Touch To Marketing Services Platform For SMBs". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  17. ^ "Bob Fabbio". CapitalFactory. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  18. ^ "Cesura, Inc. Announces First Business Certainty Solution for End-Users of Web Applications". MarketWired. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  19. ^ "Vieo: A start-up to watch". NetworkWorld. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  20. ^ "BOB FABBIO, Adviser". ShelfBucks. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  21. ^ "Success Stories". RIT. Retrieved 2017-10-22.