Bob is the Managing Director of the University of Virginia Licensing and Ventures Group (LVG) Seed Fund and the Director of New Ventures at UVA. He has a wealth of experience in venture investing and supporting the growth of innovative companies pioneering new markets. Prior to UVA, Bob was the Founding Executive Director of the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network in the North Carolina Research Triangle. He spent 20+ years in Boston as the Founder and Managing Director of the Innovation Fund at Partners HealthCare in Boston, as a General Partner at Egan Managed Capital and a VP at Mass Ventures. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Tufts University. Bob has a B.A. in Economics from College of the Holy Cross and an MBA from Suffolk University.