Dr. Walter Robb, management consultant and president of Niskayuna-based consulting firm Vantage Management Inc., will be honored with The MIKE award at the 2006 Summit in Tech Valley on April 26 at The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Colonie, New York.
The MIKE, which recognizes individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the development of the region's high-tech sector, will be presented to Robb on that day.
Robb currently serves on the board of directors of Celgene and Mechanical Technology Inc., and has been a mentor, board member and angel investor for approximately 25 start-up companies since 1990. Among those businesses, he was instrumental in the founding of both Cyclics and X-Ray Optical Systems. He was also a co-founder of UStart, the Schenectady high-tech incubator and a member of the Union College Eliphalet Nott Society (ENS). ENS was formed in 1992 in the entrepreneurial spirit of Eliphalet Nott. The society offers alumni and friends of the College who are entrepreneurs opportunities to lend professional support to other enterprising individuals, to learn from other experienced alumni, and to support the College. Congratulations Walter!