Dr. Robert White
罗伯特·怀特博士
Data Storage Systems

Dr. White actively counsels Pacific Enterprise Capital on the application of data storage systems in China where rapid digitalization of information in a country of 1.3 billion persons is overwhelming out-of-date legacy networks. The value of monetizing data is just beginning to be understood in China. Pacific Enterprise Capital believes a basic requirement for company success in contemporary China is the installation, management and data mining benefits of data storage systems.

Dr. White is university professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and consulting professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University. From 1993 to 1999 he was head of the electrical and computer engineering department.

Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon, Dr. White was appointed the first-ever under-secretary of commerce for technology in President George H. Bush’s administration. Dr. White managed the activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and the National Technical Information Service. In 1993, Dr. White received the IEEE Public Service Award for his work in Washington. Before entering government service, Dr. White was chief technology officer and member of the management board of Control Data Corporation. He started at the company as vice president of research for data storage products.

Dr. White was an assistant professor of physics at Stanford University, 1966 – 1970. He later joined Xerox Corporation’s legendary Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) where he spent thirteen years as a principal scientist. The author of four books, among them, the classic, Quantum Theory of Magnetism, Dr. White has published over 140 technical articles on condensed matter physics, magnetic recording and technology policy. In 2004, he received the American Physical Society’s George Pake Award in recognition of his outstanding original research and leadership in research management. Dr. White received his B.S. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960 and his PhD, also in physics, from Stanford University in 1964.

Advisory Board:
Dr. Norman Abramson, Wireless Technology
Michael Hope, Enterprise Management
Oscar (Oz) Pieper, Security Solutions
Dr. Robert White, Data Storage Systems