Robb Smith

Robb Smith

Chief Executive Officer at Integral Life, Inc.

Greater Denver Area

Current
Past
  • Co-founder and Director at Nevada Ventures Nanoscience Program
Education
  • University of Nevada-Reno
  • University of Nevada-Reno
Connections
316 connections
Industry
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Websites

Robb Smith’s Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Integral Institute, Inc.

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Think Tanks industry)

    January 2007Present (2 years 7 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.

  • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

    Integral Life

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

    January 2007Present (2 years 7 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.

  • Chairman

    RetailOne, Inc.

    (Privately Held; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

    January 2003July 2008 (5 years 7 months)

    RetailOne is a leading provider of store remodel and supply chain management services to Fortune 500 retailers.

  • Director

    Alere Medical

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

    January 2001April 2007 (6 years 4 months)

    Inc. 500 2004 (#64) & 2005 (#61) award winner for leading disease management services nationwide.

  • Managing Partner

    Nevada Ventures, LLC

    (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    January 1999January 2007 (8 years 1 month)

    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.

  • Co-founder and Director

    Nevada Ventures Nanoscience Program

    (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Research industry)

    January 2001December 2003 (3 years)

    Nanoscience research program at the University of Nevada, Reno recognized worldwide for its leading weapons sensors.


Robb Smith’s Education

  • 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.
  • 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)

  •    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


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