About
Co-founder and managing director of Sternhill Associates, a Boston-area VC and consulting firm; former SVP, CTO and Chief Strategy Officer at Compaq involved in over seventy startups.
Experience
- Harvard UniversityMember, External Review Panel Member to Harvard's Frontiers of Innovation Fundcurrent2026 β present
- MetrikaMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2025 β presentUnited States
- Sternhill Associates, LLCCo-founder and Managing Directorcurrent2015 β presentBoston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Mentor, MIT Venture Mentoring Servicecurrent2015 β presentCambridge MA
- American Federation for Aging ResearchBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- LiquidPiston, Inc.Member Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2019 β presentGreater Hartford
- AvathonMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2014 β presentPleasanton, California, United States
- MassChallengeMember, mentor, and judgecurrent2016 β presentBoston, MA
- Greentown LabsMentor, Prototype Development Programcurrent2015 β presentSomerville, MA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterMember, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center General Medicine Advisory Council2020 β 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Statum SystemsMember, Advisory Board2019 β 2024Natick, MA
- Beth Israel Lahey Health, Health Technology Exploration Center (HTEC)Advisor2018 β 2020Boston, Massachusetts
- Sternhill PartnersCo-founder and Managing Director1998 β 2014Greater Houston
- Compaq ComputerSenior VP, CTO, CSO1993 β 1998Greater Houston
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant1991 β 1993Greater Boston
- Motorola, Inc.Vice President, Information Systems Group, Corporate Marketing and Development1984 β 1991Mansfield, MA
- Management Technologies Inc.Co-founder and Executive Vice President1980 β 1984Wellesley, MA
- Codex Corp.VP, Corporate Marketing; Sr. Director, Business Development; Director, Marketing1975 β 1980Mansfield, MA
- Data Intelligence Systems Corp.Director, Marketing1973 β 1975Cambridge, MA
Education
- Brown UniversitySc.B., Chemistry and Sociology1968 β 1971
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (MS), Physical Chemistry1971 β 1974
- Newton South High School1964 β 1968
Skills & more
Computer HardwareEnterprise Software2Venture Capital15Angel Investing12Mergers & Acquisitions13Board of Directors3Product Management5Product Development3Marketing6Strategic Partnerships11Management Consulting5Due Diligence3
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IPOMarket ResearchRegulatory AffairsFinancial AnalysisRisk AssessmentInternet of ThingsCompensation StructuresSoftware DevelopmentTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingFrom Bob's professional profile.
Colleagues at Colle Capital Partners
Alessandro Arlotti
Investment Team Member at Colle Capital Partners
Aman Mahajan
Venture Partner at Colle Capital Partners
Andrei Zimiles
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Betsy Atkins
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Brad Jones
Emeritus Venture Partner at Colle Capital Partners
Chris Fernandez
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Christopher Wright
Senior Advisor at Fraser
Doug Benowitz
Principal at Colle Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Bob Stearns work?
- Bob Stearns is Advisor at Colle Capital Partners.
Same school
Also attended Brown University394
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Newton South High School13
Mike HellerPrincipal at Navitas CapitalLinda RottenbergCo-founder & CEO at Endeavor CatalystZachary EagleVice President at Siddhi CapitalPhillip LachmanInvestor at Walnut Venture AssociatesAddie Lerner KatzFounder & Managing Partner at Avid VenturesPedro VeigaCo-Founder, MOIC at HyperNest
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Shared employers
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)443
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
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Also worked at Sternhill Partners1
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,455
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Also worked at Motorola, Inc.83
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