Charles M. Robins
Chairman at Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Profile
Previously, Dr. Robins was Managing Director, co-head of Corporate Finance and led the software and telecommunications practices in the U.S.
for Investec Inc., an international public diversified financial services company.
He was also a member of Investec's commitment committee and management committee.
He was a principal with Investec's predecessor firm, PMG Capital/Pennsylvania Merchant Group where he was head of Technology Research and the Technology Investment Banking practice.
Prior to becoming an investment banker, He was an executive at Safeguard Scientifics, a high-technology investment firm, and was co-founder of Rabbit Software Corporation, a publicly traded pioneer in developing communications products for enterprise networks.
In addition, he was president of Atlantix Corporation, a Perot Investment Group company, and managed advanced technology development for Shared Medical Systems and SEI Corporation.
He was also co-founder of Multiple Funding Pension Inc., a developer of financial analysis software.
He is a member of the board of directors of the Eastern Technology Council (ETC), is lead judge of the ETC's annual Enterprise Awards and serves as co-chair of the Innovation Philadelphia HotTeam for Information Technology.
Dr. Robins was a Ph.D.
research fellow at New York University where he also earned master's degrees in computer science and mathematics.
He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Brooklyn College and is an honorary member of Sigma Xi in sciences and Pi Mu Epsilon in mathematics.
Dr. Robins has also authored a number of articles as well as published a book on computer software.
Charles M. Robins active positions
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/
Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ Investment ManagersFinance Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Eastern Technology Council | Director/Board Member | - |
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania Financial ConglomeratesFinance Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania engages in investment and advisory services. It provides capital to information technology, health, manufacturing, energy, and physical sciences industries. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Chairman | - |
Former positions of Charles M. Robins
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PMG Capital Corp | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Investec Securities (US) LLC
Investec Securities (US) LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Headquartered in New York City, Investec Securities LLC is an international, specialist banking group that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a select client base. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide an internal research. Investec is a subsidiary of Investec Plc | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Charles M. Robins
Brooklyn College | Undergraduate Degree |
New York University | Doctorate Degree |
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SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC. | Finance |
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Investec Securities (US) LLC
Investec Securities (US) LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Headquartered in New York City, Investec Securities LLC is an international, specialist banking group that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a select client base. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide an internal research. Investec is a subsidiary of Investec Plc | Finance |
PMG Capital Corp | |
Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/
Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ Investment ManagersFinance Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Finance |
Eastern Technology Council | |
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania Financial ConglomeratesFinance Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania engages in investment and advisory services. It provides capital to information technology, health, manufacturing, energy, and physical sciences industries. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Finance |
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