Rob Barbara

Rob has a Bachelor and a Master of Arts in economics from Queen's University and an MBA from Western University's Ivey Business School, both schools located in Ontario, Canada. He is also a CFA charterholder. 

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Rob is married (Robin) and has three sons. He is active in his community, currently co-chairing a capital campaign for the Sacred Heart School of Halifax and serving as the Director of the Lunenburg Yacht Club's learn-to-sail program; he is actively competitive in sailboat racing.

Rob is co-founder of Build Ventures, a Canadian early-stage venture firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Build focuses on the underserved Atlantic Canadian innovation ecosystem. Its second fund was raised in February 2019. 

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Prior to Build, Rob founded Beaujolais Private Investment Management, a private wealth management firm that was part of Burgundy Asset Management. He grew the firm to $400M in assets under management. He also founded eSalveo, a messaging and transaction platform for the primary care physician market. Rob has been an investment banker and an economist as well.

Rob is serving his fellowship at Build Ventures as a member of Class 24.