Robert Hill is a seasoned investor, advisor, and board member. He is an active member of Life Science Angels and the NuFund Venture Group, where he evaluates and supports emerging technology and life science innovation. As a mentor at UC San Diego’s Institute for the Global Entrepreneur and a board member at Social Venture Partners, Robert helps early-stage companies and nonprofit organizations scale with strategic insight and operational excellence.

 

With over 40 years of experience, Robert is a retired Global Managing Partner at Deloitte Consulting, where he led high-impact transformation programs for Fortune 100 companies across healthcare, technology, automotive, and aerospace industries. His expertise includes M&A, strategy, AI-driven digital transformation, enterprise systems, marketing, supply chain, and finance. He spent years in Tokyo, Japan, serving as Regional Automotive Leader, Regional Technology Leader, and Regional Clients & Markets Leader for Deloitte Asia Pacific, where he built and led global teams for multinational corporations such as Nissan, Toyota, and Honda.

Before his corporate career, Robert served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy, holding leadership roles aboard USS Tarawa (LHA-1) and USS McClusky (FFG-41).

Robert holds an M.S. in Management from Georgia Tech and a B.S. in Industrial Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University. He has further honed his expertise through executive education programs at Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, and Columbia.