Rob Kirby

Rob has worked for over 20 years in medical device startup companies. His breadth of experience includes cross-functional program leadership, strategic planning, marketing and business development. Early in his career Rob led the product development and commercial launch of an innovative proton radiation treatment planning system. He later played key roles at Xoft in developing and launching a system that treats a wide range of cancers. In addition to driving US business development for this company, Rob also created the international distribution channel, quickly expanding the company’s reach to Europe, Asia, Russia and other markets and driving revenue growth. More recently he was the second employee hired by TAE Life Sciences, which just completed installation of its first device in China.

Rob holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Davis and an MBA with a strategic planning emphasis from UC Riverside.