Bob Tinker

Bob Tinker served as co-founder and CEO of MobileIron from 2008 to 2016, positioning the publicly traded company as a leading provider of mobile security for apps, content, and devices. From 2010 to 2014, MobileIron was named the world’s fastest growing technology company and ranked #1 in Deloitte’s “Fast 500 Index.”

Prior to MobileIron, Tinker led the business development team for Cisco’s wireless-business unit. Before Cisco, he was the first business executive at enterprise wireless pioneer Airespace, where he was vice president of business development. Cisco acquired Airespace in 2005 for $450 million. Tinker’s previous roles include director of marketing at Vertical Networks and vice president at NationsBank, with roles in IT, sales, product management and operations.

Tinker is a trustee and foundation board member for the University of California, Merced. He has a B.S. in systems engineering from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford University.