Bob joined Sigma in 2003 as Venture Partner and in 2006 became
Managing Director. He brings to the firm two decades of high-technology
business operational experience. Throughout his career, Bob has served
in various operational capacities, including CEO, worldwide sales,
technical sales support, software programming, database design, and
private and public fundraising. While at Sigma, Bob has helped a number
of the firm’s portfolio companies exp...
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Bob joined Sigma in 2003 as Venture Partner and in 2006 became
Managing Director. He brings to the firm two decades of high-technology
business operational experience. Throughout his career, Bob has served
in various operational capacities, including CEO, worldwide sales,
technical sales support, software programming, database design, and
private and public fundraising. While at Sigma, Bob has helped a number
of the firm’s portfolio companies expand operations, build management
teams and increase revenues. Bob’s technology focus areas include
enterprise applications software, e-commerce, and software as a s
Prior
to joining Sigma, Bob was President and CEO of Extensity. During his
tenure, Extensity grew from $1 million to $25 million while raising
money through private funding and an Initial Public Offering. In March
of 2003, Extensity was sold to GEAC. Prior to Extensity, Bob was Senior
Vice President of Worldwide Sales and International Operations at
Clarify, a leading provider of integrated CRM solutions. During his
tenure at Clarify, he grew the company from $5 million to $140 million
in revenue while managing a worldwide organization of 260
professionals. Prior to Clarify, Bob served in expanding roles at
Sybase including working as the director of one of Sybase's most
successful regions. Bob has also held technical roles at ADR and
Chevron, including sales engineer, programmer and database
administrator.
Bob received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
