Robert Maxfield

Robert Maxfield (September 30, 1941 – August 13, 2024) was an American entrepreneur, electrical engineer, and philanthropist. He is best known for being a co-founder of the pioneering Silicon Valley company, ROLM. Maxfield and three former classmates from Rice University founded ROLM, growing it into a Fortune 500 company. After he retired from ROLM, he had a storied career in education, research, and philanthropy.