Rob is a co-founder and Partner at NextView. He tries to spend as much time as possible working with entrepreneurs to develop products that solve important problems for everyday people.

Rob’s main area of focus is around companies that use software to deliver transformative end user experiences. This has led him to make investments in a wide range of industries including consumer, vertical SaaS, marketplaces, and digital health.

Prior to founding NextView, Rob was at Spark Capital and focused on early stage investments in consumer internet and Saas. Before joining Spark Capital, Rob worked at Ebay as the Business Product Lead for “Finding”. In this role, he oversaw the launch of major products that enhanced the search, browse, and product discovery experience for tens of millions of users.

Previously, Rob was a consultant at The Parthenon Group and also held product management roles at Fidelity Investments and BzzAgent (acquired by Dunnhumby).

Rob attended Duke University and holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He was also a founding board member of Highrock Church in Brookline, MA. He lives in the Boston area with his wife and 2 daughters.

Fun Facts: Rob was born in the Philippines and spent most of his childhood in Hong Kong. Although he sounds like an American, he has almost zero knowledge of 1980’s US pop culture.