Rob Neville

Rob Neville is a successful business builder, entrepreneur, and turnaround enthusiast with over 30 years of valuation creation and delivery experience in private, public, and nonprofit environments across various industries, including the life sciences, software, healthcare IT, and venture capital.

Rob came to Goodwill after serving as managing director at Springbok Ventures, an impact investment and business advisory company for early-stage companies. Prior to that, Rob was founder, chairman, and CEO of NASDAQ-listed Savara Pharmaceuticals, which focused on the development of therapeutics for rare lung diseases.

Rob has been a finalist in the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award multiple times, winning the Central Texas Life Science category in 2018. He was selected as E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year judge for 2021 and 2022. Rob was co-founder of a 501(c)(3) providing educational opportunities to inner-city at-risk youth in east Austin, has served as a member of the Board of Directors on the Austin Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and is currently on the nonprofit board of the Forward Foundation.