Robert Pera

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 but struck out on his own in 2005 to found Ubiquiti.He holds degrees in electrical engineering and Japanese from UC San Diego.