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Dr. Robert J. Shillman
Chairman and Founder
Since founding Cognex in 1981, Dr. Shillman has gained international
recognition for his unique work hard/play hard management style. He was
named Inc. Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year in 1990, received an
Achievement Award in Leadership from the Automated Imaging Association
in 1992, and received the North American SEMI Award in 2005 for his
contributions to the semiconductor industry. Dr. Shillman holds a
B.S.E.E. from Northeastern University, as well as an M.S.E.E. and a
Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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