Robert Earl Ross, one of Harbright’s three founding partners, is a successful business executive with a broad background of management responsibilities – engineering, business development, strategy, accounting, and finance – and experience raising early-stage capital for several companies. He holds undergraduate degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Mathematics from Duke University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, with a concentration in Finance. Robert is a Fuqua Scholar.
Robert’s career includes full-time executive roles at Signalscape, Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, and multiple fractional officer roles at emerging companies. In 2009, Robert founded Brightleaf Consulting Group, a strategy consulting firm and sister company to Harbright. He manages Harbright’s engagement with the Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN). He holds board positions with Chekhub and Chalkless while serving as a board observer for Voxel Innovations, SonoVascular, and VQ Biomedical.
He and his wife, Holly, reside in Apex, NC, and have three bright and wonderful children.
