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Robert Drost

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Robert Drost
Born (1970-08-17) August 17, 1970 (age 54)
New York City, United States
Alma materStanford University
OccupationComputer Architect

Robert Drost is an American computer scientist. He was born in 1970 in New York City.

Life

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Drost joined Sun Microsystems in 1993 after obtaining a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. In 2001 he earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. minor in Computer Science from Stanford.[citation needed] As of 2011 he is a holder of over 95 patents[1] in microelectronics.

Until 2010, Drost was Distinguished Engineer and Senior Director of Advanced Hardware at Sun Microsystems, helping to pioneer wireless connections between computer chips[2] called proximity communication.[3]

Since 2010, Drost has had various roles, including CEO, COO, and CFO, at Pluribus Networks, Inc., a Palo Alto–based startup that he co-founded with Sunay Tripathi and Chih-Kong Ken Yang.[citation needed]

Distinctions

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References

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  1. ^ "Google patent search". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ Innovators Under 35: Robert Drost, 34, MIT Technology Review, 2013
  3. ^ "Chips like to rub elbows". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  4. ^ "2004 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  5. ^ MIT Technology Review TR35, 2004 Winner
  6. ^ "Robert Drost, Pluribus Networks Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
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