Robert Pera
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Born | Ubiquiti Networks | March 10, 1978
Website | www |
Robert J. Pera (born March 10, 1978) is the founder of
Early life and education
Pera established his first computer services company while attending high school.[3] That company provided networking and database services to local businesses.[3] Pera also played on his high school's basketball team until a heart condition, which has long since been resolved, kept him home for a year.[4] After high school, Pera attended the University of California, San Diego, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. in Japanese Language. He stayed on at UC San Diego and completed his master's in electrical engineering with an emphasis on Digital Communications and Circuit Design.[5]
Career
Apple
After graduation, Pera, who admired
Ubiquiti Networks
Pera founded
Memphis Grizzlies
On June 11, 2012, sources told ESPN.com that Michael Heisley had an agreement in principle to sell the Memphis Grizzlies to Robert Pera. The official sale of the Memphis Grizzlies to Pera was approved on October 25, 2012.[7] The Grizzlies made the NBA playoffs in the two seasons before Pera purchased the team and made the playoffs during the first five seasons of his tenure as owner. In the first year of Pera's ownership, the Grizzlies won a club record 56 games and made its first-ever appearance in the Western Conference Finals.[8] The Grizzlies team won more playoff games during the first two years of Pera's tenure than it did during the team's 17 previous seasons in the NBA.[9]
Pera is a supporter of the Grizzlies Foundation, a sports charity which operates in Memphis.[10]
References
- ^ Stein, Marc (June 11, 2012). "Sources: Deal for Grizzlies reached". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Robert Pera". Leaders Lead. October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "Creating connectivity". Leaders Interview. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Boudway, Ira (April 24, 2013). "Robert Pera: The Kid That Bought the Grizzlies". Bloomberg Business. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c Dolan, Kerry (January 3, 2012). "Silicon Valley's Newest Billionaire: Wireless Wonder Robert Pera". Forbes. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Ubiquiti Networks' Product Offerings". Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ Windhorst, Brian (25 October 2012). "Owners approve sale of Grizzlies".
- ^ "Sources: NBA Teams: Memphis Grizzlies Records Year by Year". LandofBasketball.com.
- ^ "Sources: Memphis Grizzlies Playoff History". RealGM.com.
- ^ Hipp, Bennett. "Grizzlies Foundation works to provide greater impact for Memphis youth". NBA.com.
External links
- Robert J. Pera profile page at Forbes.com
- Robert J. Pera's blog
- ESPN article "Deal for Grizzlies reached"