Robert Blum

SVP, Sales & Marketing

Dr. Robert Blum joined Lightwave Logic in May 2025 as its Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, bringing extensive direct industry expertise in silicon photonics, polymers, AI, and semiconductors. He has over 20 years of experience in strategic marketing and sales at some of the world's largest semiconductor and silicon photonics companies, along with a demonstrated track record in customer acquisition and accelerating revenue growth.

Before joining Lightwave Logic, Robert was most recently the Head of Product Line Management in the Photonics Platforms Business at Applied Materials. Prior to that, he served as the Head of Silicon Photonics Strategy at Intel Corporation, where he also held various marketing and business development roles. He has also held senior marketing and product management roles at Oclaro, JDSU (now Lumentum), and Gemfire.

Robert earned his MS in Physics at TU Darmstadt in Germany and his Ph.D. in Physics/Electrical Engineering from Hamburg University of Technology. He was also a visiting scholar at Stanford University in California.