Robert (Bob) Lamkin joined TVM Capital in October 2000 as a Venture Partner in the firm’s Boston office. He provides strategic and tactical sales counsel to several of TVM Capital's portfolio companies worldwide. Before joining TVM Capital, Mr. Lamkin was Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Agere, Inc., which was acquired by Lucent Microelectronics.
Mr. Lamkin also held the position of Vice President of World Wide Sales at VideoServer, Inc. and Vice President of North American Sales for Compaq Computers' Network Access Communications Division. His previous positions include Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships for Microcom (prior to its acquisition by Compaq), COO of TerraLogics, Inc., and Vice President, Sales, Marketing, Consulting and Education Services for Symbolics, Inc. Mr. Lamkin´s early career included positions at Digital Equipment Corporation and Wang Laboratories, both in the U.S. and Europe.
He studied electrical engineering at Northeastern University, earned his bachelor's degree in education at the State College in Salem, Massachusetts, and attended Northeastern University's Graduate School of Education and the Boston College Graduate School of Management. Mr. Lamkin is author of the book, How to Beat Your Quota: A Guide to Professional Selling, published by the American Management Association.
