Robert "Bob" Fabbio (born June 21, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, technologist, and venture capitalist. He is best known for founding companies in and around

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Education

Fabbio received his AAS in

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

from

Mohawk Valley Community College Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) is a Public college, public community college in Oneida County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York system. MVCC was founded in 1946 as the first community college established in New Y ...

, a BA in

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

from

State University of New York at Potsdam The State University of New York at Potsdam (SUNY Potsdam or simply Potsdam) is a public college in Potsdam (village), New York, Potsdam, New York, United States. Founded in 1816, it is the northernmost member of the State University of New Yo ...

, and a MS in Computer Science and

Technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

from the

Rochester Institute of Technology The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, private research university in Henrietta, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York, Rochester. It was founded in 1829. It is one of only two institute of technology, institut ...

Career

In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems , creators of the

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suite; the company was acquired by

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in 1996. In 1991, Fabbio founded DAZEL Corporation, acquired by

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in 1999. He subsequently served as a Venture Partner for

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, and as

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of TL Ventures Inc. He founded WhiteGlove Health in 2006, and eRelevance Corporation in 2013. Fabbio is also a partner at the Capital Factory, a

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in Austin, Texas. Fabbio also led the funding and was an active-Chairman of

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. In addition, Fabbio held senior technical and executive management positions with Cesura, VIEO, IBM,

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, and

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. Mr. Fabbio also served as a Rochester Institute of Technology Board of Trustees member.

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fabbio, Robert Living people 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople American computer businesspeople American corporate directors Businesspeople in software 1957 births