Robert Manasier is a serial entrepreneur and brand builder, with experience in over 155 international startups and over 400 products/services commercialized, 1000s of acceleration/commercialization campaigns, as the CEO of In Focus Brands (a branded go-to-market acceleration firm). In addition to In Focus, Robert currently serves as Entrepreneur-in-Residence of the NYS Innovation HotSpot Program, UAlbany Innovation Center, IgniteU NY Accelerator, National Science Foundation Mentor and Teacher for the I-Corps Program and the Sage Colleges Entrepreneur-in-Residence; Managing Director of the EDA Fund and the Diamond Point Co-Development Fund; Board Member of Parkhurst Field Foundation and Rutgers Big Data Consortium plus President of IFP Films and EDA Labs. He also currently serves as Saratoga Springs Sports Tourism Chair and Saratoga Springs Recreation Commission Member.

With over $100M raised for startups, an average of 20—25% uptick in revenue for his acceleration clients, over $1B in sales and a 2.6x return on his management of the DPCD Fund and a nearly 100% retention of staff over decades, strong culture creation and fiscal controls are coupled with clear and direct revenue results.