Chief Executive Officer at Integral Life, Inc.
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Chief Executive Officer at Integral Institute, Inc.
- Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Integral Life
- Chairman at RetailOne, Inc.
- Managing Partner at Nevada Ventures, LLC
- Past
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- Director at Alere Medical
- Co-founder and Director at Nevada Ventures Nanoscience Program
- Education
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- University of Nevada-Reno
- University of Nevada-Reno
- Connections
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- Industry
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Websites
Robb Smith’s Experience
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Chief Executive Officer
Integral Institute, Inc.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Think Tanks industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Integral Institute is a non-profit think tank and endowment that is the sister organization of Integral Life, Inc., offering advanced degrees in Integral Theory and publishing an academic journal of integral research and applications.
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Integral Life
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Integral Life offers the most effective process in the world for self-growth and awareness. Considered by some people as the leading edge of evolution and humanity's next step, its mission is to awaken humanity to the greatest potential of living freely and fully: deep meaning, authentic relationships, spiritual enlightenment and loving awareness. Integral Life offers upwards of a million people throughout the world its media products, online articles and spiritual practices, social networking community, events, accredited advanced degree programs, and interviews with celebrities and leaders applying integral in their own lives, including Michael Crichton, Warren Bennis, Al Gore, Tony Robbins, Peter Senge, Fred Kofman, John Mackey, Alanis Morrisette, Alex Grey, Billy Corgan, and Sharon Stone. Integral Life offers a trans-religious understanding of spirituality and is not affiliated with any particular religious organization.
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Chairman
RetailOne, Inc.
(Privately Held; Information Services industry)
January 2003 — Present (5 years 10 months)
RetailOne is a leading provider of store remodel and supply chain management services to Fortune 500 retailers.
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Managing Partner
Nevada Ventures, LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 1999 — Present (9 years 10 months)
Nevada Ventures was Nevada's first venture capital fund. I served on the boards of directors of Alere Medical (Inc. 500 2004 #64, 2005 #61), where I Chaired the audit committee, RetailOne, where I remain Chairman of the Board and was formerly the Chief Executive Officer, National Car Wash Systems, modeMD, Sharegate (observer), Optreon, etNetworks (observer), and Power Domain.
In order to further Nevada’s research commercialization agenda in emerging scientific fields, in 2001 we started the Nevada Ventures Nanoscience Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. In 2004, the program spun-out Nevada Nanotechnology Systems, whose nanoscale detection of explosive, chemical and biological substances was published in Nature and in Scientific American as the best defense-technology of 2004. -
Director
Alere Medical
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
January 2001 — April 2007 (6 years 4 months)
Inc. 500 2004 (#64) & 2005 (#61) award winner for leading disease management services nationwide.
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Co-founder and Director
Nevada Ventures Nanoscience Program
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Research industry)
January 2001 — December 2003 (3 years)
Nanoscience research program at the University of Nevada, Reno recognized worldwide for its leading weapons sensors.
Robb Smith’s Education
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University of Nevada-Reno
BS, Finance
- Activities and Societies:
- Certified in Financial Management, Certified Management Accountant and a Trustee of the Nevada Technology Council. Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Omicron Delta Epsilon, and Golden Key. Venture Capital Institute.
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University of Nevada-Reno
MA, Philosophy (Incomplete)
Additional Information
Robb Smith’s Websites:
Robb Smith’s Groups:
National Venture Capital Association (Member)
Entrepreneur's Organization, Reno-Tahoe Chapter (Past President)
Nevada Musuem of Art (Trustee)
Nevada Technology Council (Trustee)
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TED
Robb Smith’s Honors:
"Top 40 Under 40" in Nevada by the Nevada Business Journal
2002 Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the State of Nevada
