Robert Pera
Robert J. Pera is the founder of Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. a global communications technology company that Pera took public in 2011. In October 2012, Pera also became the owner of professional basketball team, the Memphis Grizzlies, when he purchased the National Basketball Association franchise from Michael Heisley.
- Robert Pera is the founder and CEO of wireless equipment maker Ubiquiti Networks.
- Ubiquiti, which had $865 million in fiscal 2017 revenues, sells wireless broadband systems with a focus on emerging markets.
- He owns nearly 75% of the publicly-traded firm.
- Pera started his career at Apple in 2003, and within 10 months of the job, founded Ubiquiti. He started working at the company full-time in 2005.
- He holds degrees in electrical engineering and Japanese from UC San Diego.
