Bob Hower

Bob is a 13-year VC vet twice named to the Forbes “Midas List,” having led investments in great ideas and teams including Acme Packet (APKT, acquired by Oracle), AppIQ (acquired by HP), Channel Advisor (ECOM), Actifio, [x+1], Evergage, and Fuze. Before becoming a venture investor, Bob held senior marketing, product management, and sales positions at Lotus Development, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, General Mills, and Priority Call Management.

Today, Bob is on the boards of Channel Advisor, Actifio, [x+1], Evergage, and Fuze. He remains a GP at Advanced Technology Ventures; serves as an Xconomist; and is on the non-profit boards of the New England Venture Capital Association and Cambridge Community Foundation.

Bob holds a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School. He lives in Cambridge with his wife and their two children.