Tampa Bay Wave
Robert Brown, CPA, CISA, has an extensive background in risk consulting, serving as a Partner at EY since September 2003, where previous roles included Senior Manager, Manager, and Consultant/Senior Consultant. In addition to their work at EY, Robert holds the position of Board Member and Vice Chair of Fundraising for Tampa Bay Wave, a non-profit dedicated to supporting tech entrepreneurs. Earlier in their career, Robert worked as a Customer Service Associate at Bank of America from January 2001 to May 2004. Robert completed a B.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Management Information Systems at Florida State University between 1999 and 2004.
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Tampa Bay Wave
Tampa Bay Wave (Wave) is a purpose-driven nonprofit dedicated to accelerating Florida’s innovation economy. Our mission is to help entrepreneurs transform innovative ideas into real-world solutions & scalable businesses, thus fueling positive social & economic change in Tampa Bay and communities everywhere. In the last 10 years, we have supported 460 of the most innovative startups who collectively have raised over $700 million and created more than 4,200 jobs. As Florida’s #1 Accelerator, Wave has built a successful track record that combines best practices of nationally recognized accelerators and incubators with strategic connections to existing regional entrepreneurship resources, mentors, capital, and other expertise in order to foster a highly cohesive innovation ecosystem. WAVE fills an important gap in Tampa Bay’s and Florida’s ecosystem as Florida’s top tech accelerator in terms of startup volume, investment capital raised, and job creation. Wave’s programs provide tech entrepreneurs with the resources they need to scale their startups, including access to our 200+ mentors, 400+ investors, and exclusive events with key stakeholders in the tech community.