Robert (Bob) Griswold
Education
University of Chicago
MA, East Asian Studies 1989-09-01 - 1991-08-01
University of Chicago
MBA, Finance, statistics 1989-09-01 - 1991-08-01
Keio University
Research Student, IE, Industrial Engineering 1986-01-01 - 1987-01-01
Northwestern University
BS, Industrial Engineering/Operations Research 1982-01-01 - 1986-01-01Work Experience
Cloudian Inc
Current
Cloudian Inc
SwimClips.com
Current
SwimClips.com
RMG Advisory Services
Current
RMG Advisory Services
Aricent
2015-01-01 - 2016-01-01
Aricent
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2014-08-01 - 2015-07-01
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Seagate Technology
2012-03-01 - 2013-08-01
Seagate Technology
Cisco
2007-01-01 - 2011-01-01
Cisco
Provment, Inc. (Acquired by Satori Systems)
2006-01-01 - 2007-01-01
Provment, Inc. (Acquired by Satori Systems)
Terracotta
2005-01-01 - 2006-01-01
Terracotta
BEA Systems
2000-01-01 - 2005-01-01
BEA Systems
Skills
Summary
Corporate and Product Strategist with 15+ years global operating experience in high technology. Former Senior Principal with the Boston Consulting Group, with deep global experience in both Asia and Europe. Speak/read/write Japanese fluently. Managed M&A/Bus Dev/Corporate & Product Strategy at several Silicon Valley companies such as Sun, BEA, and Cisco Systems. Operating experience includes: General Manager of the Java Runtime business at BEA, senior leadership/founder positions at multiple venture-backed startups, and Senior Vice President responsible for P&L of the global Hard Disk Drive business at Seagate. Specialties: New product development & planning, pricing strategies and innovative business models, strategic partnership development & management, corporate strategy, product and P&L management, enterprise software (Java, distributed/cloud systems, storage & management), storage systems, mergers/acquisitions/partnerships, general strategy.
