As Co-Founder & CPO of ConnectUp, Rob Garcia is a Silicon Valley product executive who has helped dozens of Fortune 500 companies and startups define and execute digital product strategies to introduce and gain adoption rapidly with disruptive innovative propositions.
Rob Garcia has over 12 years of experience in designing and building a broad range of user-centered web and mobile applications focused on delivering outstanding web experiences for companies like RiseSmart, Lending Club, Cisco, Road Runner Sports, Knight Ridder Digital, Smith & Hawken, Breville and Teamwork Athletic Apparel. His work has been awarded numerous prizes such as several Webby Awards, W3 Award, WebAwards, OMMA Award, Interactive Media Award and Harvard Business Review’s Breakthrough Ideas.
Rob is also a leading voice in the startup community, blogging, tweeting, mentoring and speaking passionately about disruptive innovation.