Robert Souza

Robert Souza currently serves as Vice President of Contract Design and Manufacturing at Tecan, a role critical for enhancing the company's commercial presence in the Medical Devices and IVD/LS instrumentation sectors. With a robust background in business development across multiple high-profile companies, Robert has previously held senior positions at Benchmark, Plexus Corp., and Jabil, where a consistent focus on growth and strategic leadership significantly expanded market share in healthcare and life sciences. Early career experiences at Flex, PTC, and Qualcomm laid a solid foundation in engineering, software solutions, and business processes. Robert holds an MBA in Strategy & Globalization from USC Marshall School of Business and a BS in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, supplemented by a certificate in New Product Development from UC San Diego.