Robert Skandalaris is an entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist who has founded several public and private companies, including Noble International (NASDAQ:NOBL), a technology-based company that has become the world's largest supplier of laser-welded blanks and structural tube parts to the automotive industry. He also founded corporate investor Quantum Ventures of Michigan, LLC, a privately held company specializing in the acquisition and development of middle-market firms. 

Bob is the author of Rebuilding the American Dream, a book about the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship, and he is currently working on an edutainment series for teenagers about entrepreneurship. In addition, he is an active philanthropist and helped to establish the well-regarded Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, as well as a non-profit organization called the Skandalaris Family Foundation.