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Executive Director, i-GATE Innovation Hub & Startup Tri-Valley

As a long-time Livermore resident,  I have a strong personal interest in building our local startup ecosystem for science-based startups in the Tri-Valley. I have learned a lot about the importance of community from building a local life sciences network, the East Bay Bio Network. Extending that knowledge to help science-based startups begin and succeed in the Tri-Valley is now my primary focus as Executive Director of i-GATE Innovation Hub through initiatives like Startup Tri-Valley and Daybreak Labs.

My interests include running, cooking and writing, all supporting the same goal – contributing to and building community.  

i-GATE Board Chair

Livermore City Council Member

Bob Carling spent 38 years at Sandia National Labs in Livermore California before retiring as a director in 2014. At the time he was head of the Combustion Research Facility and co-led the development of the Livermore Valley Open Campus with colleagues from Lawrence Livermore National Lab.  In 2016 Bob was elected to the Livermore City Council and re-elected in 2020.  As a city council member, he has led subcommittees on the development of downtown Livermore, dealing with the city’s unsheltered population, and creating an equitable and inclusive community.  He served on the first boards of director for i-GATE and Innovation Tri-Valley.  He also served as a board member for the Livermore Chamber of Commerce and Livermore Performing Arts Center.