Rob joined Samsung in 2012 as part of the Open Innovation group at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), where he supported technology strategy and external collaborations. In 2023, he joined Samsung Ventures. His experience spans deep tech fields including advanced materials, energy infrastructure, batteries, computing, the energy transition, and climate technology. Rob has served as a startup mentor for the Creative Destruction Lab’s Matter Stream and The Engine’s Blueprint program. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering from MIT and a BS from North Carolina State University. Before joining Samsung, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University in Belgium and a technical consultant in Exponent’s Thermal Sciences practice.