L. Robert Johnson
Director of Finance/CFO at Affinity Biosensors LLC
Profile
Bob Johnson is the Managing Partner of Founders Capital Partners (FCP), a venture capital angel group focusing on early-stage technology-based business.
Originally established in New England, Founders moved its focus to the Central Coast of California in 1999.
Prior to establishing FCP in 1988, Bob was CEO of Angenics, Inc., a biotechnology-based diagnostics company he co-founded in 1981.
Before founding Angenics, Bob was the Managing Partner of the Sprout Capital Group, the venture capital arm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. He was also involved in research, private equity and venture capital investing with DLJ from 1969 to 1981, and with Kidder Peabody from 1966 to 1969.
Bob retired from the board of West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE) in 2014, after serving for 25 years.
He is currently a director of Affinity Biosensors and LifeScale, Digifit, Inc. and Seek Thermal Inc. Bob was a director of Indigo Systems Corporation until its acquisition by FLIR Systems, and was a director of Genetic MicroSystems before its acquisition by Affymetrix.
He has served on the boards of numerous public and private companies in the past.
He is also a former Director of the National Venture Capital Association and a former Governor of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies.
Bob earned a BS in physics from MIT in 1963 and an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1965.
He is a Life Member Emeritus of the MIT Corporation, is a director of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, and is a emeritus director of the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts.
L. Robert Johnson active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | Director/Board Member | - |
Affinity Biosensors LLC
Affinity Biosensors LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Affinity Biosensors LLC provides laboratory analytical instruments. It offers lifescale research, lifescale clinical. The company was founded by Kenneth Babcock and Scott Manalis in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
Founders Capital Partners LP
Founders Capital Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Founders Capital Partners LP (Founders Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. | Private Equity Investor | 1987-12-31 |
itmp Technology, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Santa Barbara Center for The Performing Arts, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Digifit, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 2008-12-31 |
Seek Thermal, Inc.
Seek Thermal, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Seek Thermal, Inc. manufactures and sells thermal camera products. Its products include compact, reveal and seek shot series. The company was founded by William J. Parrish and E. Timothy Fitzgibbons in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2012-04-30 |
Lifescale Ltd.
Lifescale Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lifescale Ltd. provides financial analytics software solutions. The British company was founded by Vinay Jayaram, Richard Graham Foster, Trevor Samuel Harris. Vinay Jayaram has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 2007-12-31 |
Former positions of L. Robert Johnson
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WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2014-05-05 |
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Training of L. Robert Johnson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC. | Health Technology |
Private companies | 12 |
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Affinity Biosensors LLC
Affinity Biosensors LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Affinity Biosensors LLC provides laboratory analytical instruments. It offers lifescale research, lifescale clinical. The company was founded by Kenneth Babcock and Scott Manalis in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. | Health Technology |
Digifit, Inc. | |
Genetic MicroSystems, Inc.
Genetic MicroSystems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Genetic MicroSystems, Inc. is a company that makes instruments for fabricating and analyzing DNA arrays. The company is based in Woburn, MA. The company was founded by Stan D. Rose, Jean Montagu. Genetic MicroSystems was acquired by Affymetrix, Inc., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. from April 01, 2016 on February 10, 2000 for $101.13 million. | Health Technology |
HealthBanks, Inc.
HealthBanks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services HealthBanks, Inc. provides healthcare organizations with digital communications solutions. It offers medical practices, health systems, life sciences, and group wellness. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA. | Technology Services |
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | |
Founders Capital Partners LP
Founders Capital Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Founders Capital Partners LP (Founders Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. | Finance |
Santa Barbara Center for The Performing Arts, Inc. | |
itmp Technology, Inc. | |
Seek Thermal, Inc.
Seek Thermal, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Seek Thermal, Inc. manufactures and sells thermal camera products. Its products include compact, reveal and seek shot series. The company was founded by William J. Parrish and E. Timothy Fitzgibbons in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. | Consumer Durables |
Sprout Capital Advisors LLP | |
Lifescale Ltd.
Lifescale Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lifescale Ltd. provides financial analytics software solutions. The British company was founded by Vinay Jayaram, Richard Graham Foster, Trevor Samuel Harris. Vinay Jayaram has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette is a private company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in New York, NY. | Finance |
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