Partner
Robert J. Robinson
Other at Topaz Fund
- Firm
- Topaz Fund
- Role
- Other
Record updated 21 September 2026
About
is the founder of Hawaii's angel investor network, the Hawai`i Angels and Kolohala Ventures. He is the co-author of Angel Investing: Matching Startup Funds with Startup Companies, published in 2000, and was a charter member of the Angel Capital Association. Dr. Robinson is an award-winning author on business negotiation and conflict management, and has over 20 years of experience in coaching companies in valuation and other negotiations. Dr. Robinson earned a B.Commerce in 1983, a BA in 1984, and an MA in 1987 in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa; and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1991. Dr. Robinson spent ten years on the faculty of Harvard Business School, and was recruited in 2002 to the University of Hawai`i, where he serves as the Barry and Virginia Weinman Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and E-Business as well as the executive director of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and E-Business (PACE2).
Background
- Education
- Dr. Robinson earned a B.Commerce in 1983, a BA in 1984, and an MA in 1987 in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa; and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1991.Source (opens in a new tab)
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