Robert Walker Email & Phone Number

Reno, NV, US

Madison, WI, US

Working with the Early Entrepreneur in Residence (EEIR) program in he College of Engineering, through the Technology Entrepreneurship Office (TEO). Providing mentorship and instruction to start-up entrepreneurs from engineering to prepare them for the trials, tribulations and opportunities presented by starting their own companies.

Milwaukee, WI, US

Pioneering company leading the way to enable microLED adoption for next generation displays, including for AR/VR applications.

Redwood City, California, US

The Shirley Chisholm Education Foundation mentors young women between the ages of 16 and 25 to propel them into fulfilling, independent lives.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, US

Co-inventor of the world’s first UVC-enabled self-cleaning water bottle, LARQ, for consumers, which was spun-out of RayVio while I was CEO. Highest valuation company to ever appear on Shark Tank. Raised $1.7M on Kickstarter before spin-out; highest amount ever in the hydration category. LARQ water bottles and pitchers are available globally, both through.

San Francisco, California, US

R-Zero is a biosafety technology company with UVC enabled system solutions for disinfection of indoor air and surfaces. Primary application areas include large enterprises, government infrastructure, and health care settings. Backed by top-tier Silicon Valley VCs, with over $170M raised, and strong and growing domestic revenues. I was brought on board to.

Hayward, CA, US

RayVio Corp. is an advanced health and hygiene company that delivers clean water and environments. RayVio helps protect billions from germs and creates new markets by enabling a new class of products. Its powerful and efficient UV LED technology can be integrated into a variety of applications, powering versatile on-demand solutions that give consumers.

Member of the Board of Directors of Pacific Light Technologies, a Quantum Dot company focused on lighting and display applications. PLT was successfully acquired by OSRAM.

YEBY Associations is a Silicon Valley-based Solid State Lighting Consulting Firm. Activities include: researching and writing market research reports, specifically for Penwell/Strategies Unlimited; Senior Advisor to the Chinese Government on Solid State Lighting; managing and hosting conferences in the LED/SSL industry, including the “Blue” conferences in.

San Mateo, CA, US

Partner at Sierra Ventures, engaged in deal sourcing, due diligence, and board management, particularly around our "hardware" investments, which included semiconductors, solid state lighting, energy, water, “clean tech”, deep-tech, etc.Sierra Ventures is a private venture capital firm focusing its investments in Information Technology companies. There.

Fremont, CA, US

I joined Board of Directors in 2004 after the company had raised an initial $2M in see funding. I assisted the management team in closing the first $8.5M Sand Hill Road venture round in 2005, and was brought in as CEO by the investors and founder immediately following funding. The revenue run rate increased by ~ 3X in during my 2 year tenure, to over.

TW

Managing Director of the US office of US$150M Taiwan-based VC fund. Was on several Boards of Directors, and was integral to two successful M&A exits.

Alhambra, CA, US

Managed EMCORE's MOCVD system sales in Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore & Malaysia), and later the Western US. MOCVD is the critical compound semiconductor deposition technology used in the manufacturing of LEDs, solid-state laser diodes, transistors of mobile communications and multi-junction solar cells. I grew revenue in my.

JP

Conducted various aspects of subatomic particle/high energy physics research. This was conducted primarily at KEK in Japan, where I lived for 2½ years, as well as FermiLab near Chicago. At various times I worked for the Japanese Government, University of Rochester, FermiLab, and the Superconducting SuperCollider. I am an author of the "Top Quark" discovery.

Ph.D., Nuclear Physics

Bsee, Electrical And Computer Engineering