Corporate Staff Bio

Dr. Robert H. Cawly
Collegiate Enterprise Solutions
Vice President

Bob has proven track record in assisting clients build new business ventures, product revenue streams and other shareholder value programs. He has designed and executed shareholder value programs either as part of an established business or new venture. Among his clients are a nationally recognized research laboratory, major aerospace defense contractors, world-class research institutions, leading universities, venture capital firms, and over 20 start-up companies.

Bob worked at Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. as a venture manager and an entrepreneur that successfully launched a number of start-up companies. At Safeguard, he conducted a review of the assets developed by Bell Labs for Lucent Technologies to guide development of commercialization strategies in working with entrepreneurs and venture funds. Of note, he founded The Value Sourcing Group to assist client’s increase the value sourced from information, process and technology investments using The Value Sourcing Methodology that he authored. This company remains the most successful start-up in Safeguard’s history.

From 1992 to 1994 Bob served as the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of the Business Technology Group of Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. From January 1977 to 1985, he was a practice consultant at Price Waterhouse. At admission to the partnership in 1986, he was Managing Partner and Founder of Price Waterhouse’s Applied Technology Center, an innovation lab that grew to $250 million in industry and IT consulting revenue in 4 years. In April of 1990 to April 1992, Bob served as a Deputy Vice-Chairman of the firm overseeing the consulting services for the US practice.