Bob Fish, Trustee Emeritus
Robert Fish graduated from high school in Orlando, FL in 1966 and attended the University of Virginia on a Naval ROTC scholarship. After college, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. The majority of his service time was spent in Okinawa as a shift supervisor for the USMC Western Pacific data center, managing computer systems that supplied the Vietnam war effort. After being honorably discharged in 1971, he remained in the information technology field, holding increasingly important positions at Blue Cross, Safeway Stores, Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America, where he was VP of Strategic Network Planning.
In 1984, he joined his first high tech Silicon Valley startup company, Network Equipment Technologies (NET). In 1985, Bob was the program manager for the modernization of the White House communications system (during the Reagan era). Following the Challenger space shuttle disaster, he also became involved with the DoD and worked on several strategic national intelligence programs. Bob received a USAF commendation for his activities in the Desert Storm/Shield Gulf war.
He went on to found several innovative cyber-security companies, including Wheelgroup and Cloudshield. Bob is currently an investor and Board adviser for two young sustainable energy companies, Electriq Power and Shifted Energy.
In 2000, Bob joined the Board of Trustees of the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum. In 2019 Bob was elected Trustee Emeritus.
He researched the Navy’s role in the recovery of the 1960’s NASA manned space-flights and is a recognized national authority on the subject, having written numerous articles as well as participating in the Smithsonian NASM GE Aviation lecture series. He also created the award winning Apollo 11 spacecraft recovery exhibit onboard the museum and published a highly acclaimed book about the recovery of Apollo 11 called Hornet Plus
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Bob has lived in the Bay Area for over 40 years, is married and has one son.
