Built by the industry.

Directed applied R&D at Alpha Corporation, a top-50 ENR engineering and construction management firm, and served on its board.

Three-time technology founder across hardware and software, and an active investor, board member and advisor in the AEC industry.

Global VP, Powered by We at WeWork from 2018 to 2020: led more than 240 design professionals in 10 countries and delivered 24 projects totaling 2.7 million square feet.

Previously Managing Director of Snøhetta’s San Francisco studio, lead designer and project manager on NC State’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library, and designer on the National September 11th Memorial Museum Pavilion. A licensed architect with an MIT Master of Architecture.

21 years at Arup, from 2003 to 2025. Lead structural engineer on the oculus skylight and Sky Reflector-Net at New York’s Fulton Center, and structural engineer on China Resources Tower and the roof of Mexico City’s new international airport.

Later Arup’s Advanced Digital Engineering Leader for the Americas, covering data and AI strategy, digital twins and smart buildings.

A licensed professional engineer, MIT Master of Engineering graduate and Adjunct Professor at Columbia GSAPP.

Partner at Vinson & Elkins, where Bob built the firm’s Telecommunications Practice into an industry authority across four decades in infrastructure strategy.

Founded five technology ventures with more than $20 million deployed and helped develop a next-generation construction accelerator. A 2024 BuiltWorlds Maverick Award recipient, with expertise spanning subsea cable to the built environment.

Co-Founder and former CFO of the North Carolina Center for Resiliency, which he helped build and exit.

More than 20 years across organizational behavior, operations, finance and people strategy, building operating systems that help teams execute at scale.

A five-time founder with one exit, and Affiliate Faculty in UNC Executive Development.