As Chairman, Robin focuses on investing and working with a portfolio of software companies.  He was President of Ventures West from 1999 to 2005. 

Prior to joining Ventures West in 1991, Robin was the CEO of Columbia Computing Services Ltd., a provider of software used in K-12 schools for administrative data management. Under Robin´s leadership, Columbia became the dominant company in its industry, was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and subsequently was sold to a British acquirer.

Robin led Ventures West’s investment in Pivotal Software. The initial investment was made prior to product roll-out and Robin served on the board through the company’s growth, listing on the NASDAQ and growth of its market capitalization to in excess of $1 billion. Robin has served on the boards of several Ventures West portfolio companies and currently serves as a director on the board of Marqui and QuIC Financial Technologies Inc. Robin also serves as a member of the board of governors of Science World British Columbia and is a member of the board of the CVCA, where he was President from 2003 to 2005 and is now Chairman.

Robin earned a B.Sc. (Honours) and M.Sc. degree from the University of Victoria and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of British Columbia.

Location: Vancouver, BC

Marqui - A provider of Content Management delivered as an online service. www.marqui.com

QuIC - QuIC sets a new standard for performance in pricing, risk management and financial analytics with an extremely fast vector based calculation & simulation platform and associated tools that deliver an unparalleled combination of speed, flexibility, scalability and interoperability with in-house and partner systems. www.quic.com