Bob Pinckney

Bob Pinckney is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with a robust history of building successful companies and programs. Currently serving as the Director of Entrepreneurship at the University of Georgia since 2015, Pinckney has significantly expanded the Entrepreneurship Program from 33 to over 600 students since its inception in 2016. Previously, as CEO of EvoShield from 2010 to 2014, Pinckney transformed the company into a prominent sports brand, scaling the workforce from 5 to 150 employees. As the founder and CEO of Network Telco, Inc. from 1997 to 2009, Pinckney established a global telecommunications firm with groundbreaking projects across multiple continents. Pinckney also led Probursa International, Inc. as CEO & President in the mid-1990s and served as the Director of Development for the Portman Companies, overseeing a significant commercial project in San Francisco. Pinckney holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA in Economics from the University of Georgia.