Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 27, 1998

Robert Goldman – Object Design Inc (odis)

ROBERT N. GOLDMAN joined Object Design as Chairman, President and CEO in November 1995 with over 20 years of management experience in the software industry. He began his career in 1973 at Cullinet Software, a successful database software company, where Mr. Goldman was President and Chief Operating Officer from 1981 to 1986. He joined AI Corp. in 1986 where he spent six years as the company's President and CEO, and oversaw its successful initial public offering in 1991. In 1992, AI Corp. merged with AION to form Trinzic Corp., where Mr. Goldman served as Chairman until August 1995. Mr. Goldman is a member of the Board of Directors of several prominent, publicly held software companies including Parametric Technology Corp., Intersolv Corp., SystemSoft Corp. and Citrix Systems. He is also on the Board of Directors at several private companies including NetCentric Corp. and Net.Genesis Corp. As Chairman, President and CEO at Object Design, Mr. Goldman focuses his efforts on setting strategic direction and working with customers and partners to promote the use of Object Design products. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Purdue University. Profile
TWST: Please give us a background sketch of your company and your

business today.

Mr. Goldman: Object Design was founded in 1988. Our flagship product,

ObjectStore, is the industry's