Robert Fabbio

Robert "Bob" Fabbio is an American entrepreneur, technologist and venture capitalist, best known for founding companies in and around Austin, Texas.[5][6][7]

Robert A. "Bob" Fabbio
Born(1957-06-21)June 21, 1957
Utica, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forFounding and funding various high tech companies
Notable work
Tivoli Systems
AwardsErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 1997;[1] Forbes Midas List of the Top 100 Technology Venture Investors, 2002;[2] Rochester Institute of Technology Innovation Hall of Fame, 2013.[3][4]

Education

Fabbio received his AAS in Chemistry from Mohawk Valley Community College, a BA in Chemistry/Computer Science from State University of New York at Potsdam, and a MS in Computer Science and Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology.[8]

Career

In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems ,[9][10][11] creators of the Tivoli Software suite; the company was acquired by IBM in 1996.[12] In 1991, Fabbio founded DAZEL Corporation, acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1999.[13] He subsequently served as a Venture Partner for Austin Ventures, and as Managing Director of TL Ventures Inc.[14]

He founded WhiteGlove Health in 2006,[15] and eRelevance Corporation in 2013.[16] Fabbio is also a partner at the Capital Factory, a startup incubator in Austin, Texas.[8]

Fabbio also led the funding and was an active-Chairman of Agere Systems.[8]

In addition, Fabbio held senior technical and executive management positions with Cesura,[17] VIEO,[18] IBM, Prime Computer, Applix, and Kodak.[19] Mr. Fabbio also served as a Rochester Institute of Technology Board of Trustees member.[20]

Fabbio is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Welltok, a consumer activation solution company that drives individuals to take actions that improve their total wellbeing. The company uniquely leverages proprietary data and advanced analytics to engage consumers in personalized and rewarding ways to drive actions such as scheduling a telehealth visit, talking with a financial coach, getting more physical activity and joining a digital diabetes management program. [21]

Footnotes
  1. "eRelevance Corporation". FunderBeam. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  2. "Hanging out with PledgeCents". KindleInteractive. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  3. "RIT inducts six into Innovation Hall of Fame". RIT. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  4. "Bob Fabbio - Partner @ Capital Factory". CrunchBase. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  5. "eRelevance Founder Bob Fabbio on the Austin Startup Scene and Niche Customers". AmericanInno. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. "The state of tech entrepreneurship in Austin". Lucky7. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  7. "Austin's Entrepreneurial Genesis | IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin". ic2.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  8. "Bob Fabbio". CapitalFactory. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  9. "Robert A. Fabbio: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  10. "Journal Profile: Meet Austin entrepreneur Robert Fabbio, eRelevance CEO". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  11. "Founder of Tivoli Joins Business Certainty Blog as Feature Commentator". BusinessWire. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  12. "I.B.M. to Pay $743 Million For Developer Of Software". The New York Times. February 1, 1996. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  13. "DAZEL Corp". Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  14. "Serial Entrepreneur Reveals What He Learned Launching 5 Companies & Creating Over $1.5B In Shareholder Value". StartupSlingshot. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  15. "Pre-IPO Interview with Robert Fabbio Founder and CEO, WhiteGlove House Call Health, Inc" (PDF). IPOCandy. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  16. "Bob Fabbio's eRelevance Offers Human Touch To Marketing Services Platform For SMBs". Forbes. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  17. "Cesura, Inc. Announces First Business Certainty Solution for End-Users of Web Applications". MarketWired. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  18. "Vieo: A start-up to watch". NetworkWorld. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  19. "BOB FABBIO, Adviser". ShelfBucks. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  20. "Success Stories". RIT. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  21. "Welltok Names Bob Fabbio Chief Executive Officer". prnewswire. Retrieved 2020-6-24. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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