About
Serial entrepreneur and venture investor with 40+ years in Silicon Valley tech; former CMO and European CEO of LSI Logic and founding CMO of Fairchild Semiconductor.
Experience
- Sapien (Ventures) Group Ltd, Advisor, Australia.BOD Advisor, Silicon Valleycurrent2014 — presentSydney | Melbourne | Silicon Valley | Shanghai
- Pinnacle Semiconductor, Inc.BOD Advisorcurrent2014 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- CoreMobileAI, Inc.Advisor to the CEOcurrent2012 — presentSilicon Valley, CA
- RNBInternational.usFounder & Ownercurrent1993 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- Silicon Genesis at Stanford University LibrariesPrior-Host / Current Advisor - Audio / Video Interviews of Semiconductor Industry Pioneerscurrent2012 — presentSilicon Valley
- Mobi33 Inc.Prior Board Member2007 — 2011Silicon Valley
- NewCardio Inc.Prior Board Member2004 — 2011Silicon Valley
- VivoMedical Inc.Prior Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO2000 — 2006Silicon Valley
- Monterey Design Systems Inc.Prior EVP1997 — 1999Silicon Valley
- CrossPoint Solutions Inc.Prior President & CEO1995 — 1997Silicon Valley
- LSI Logic Europe LtdPrior CEO & Board Member1981 — 1991UK. Germany, Silicon Valley.
- Fairchild Semiconductor Ltd.Prior GM & VP Europe1969 — 1981Germany, UK, Silicon Valley
Skills & more
Product Marketing27Semiconductors29Business Development24Start-ups34Business Planning10Electronics5Mobile Devices13EDA1Management Consulting5IC1Funding2ASIC4
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Strategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalProduct ManagementAnalyticsExecutive ManagementGo-to-market StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipStrategyEnterprise SoftwareProduct DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipLanguages Engish / Native · German
From Robert's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
Aashmita Naikar
HFG Partner at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
Alfred Yu
Group Partner of Greater China at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
Andrew Rob
Special Adviser - Asian Markets at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
Cormac Heffernan
CEO - PWT & Finplex at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
Daniel Laurence
Head of ASEAN Markets at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
David Gee
Head of Group Risk and IT at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
Don McLay
Social Group Adviser at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
Geoff Stalley
Group CFO at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robert Blair?
- Serial entrepreneur and venture investor with 40+ years in Silicon Valley tech; former CMO and European CEO of LSI Logic and founding CMO of Fairchild Semiconductor.
- Where does Robert Blair work?
- Robert Blair is Head of Sapien Silicon Valley at Sapien Ventures / Sapien Group.
- Where did Robert Blair go to school?
- Robert Blair studied at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. (Degree in Applied Physics, (Applied Physics & Solid State Physics)); The London Institute of Physics, UK. (M.Inst.P, Applied Physics).
Shared employers
Also worked at LSI Logic Europe Ltd13
Curtis McKeePartner at Third Point VenturesBill WarnerStrategic Advisor at Vertical Venture PartnersBill TaiCo-Founder at ACTAI VenturesSuraj MudichintalaSenior Associate at Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.Pradip MadanManaging Partner at Great North VenturesJuan RevueltaPartner at Swanlaab Venture Factory
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