# Robert Duggan

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Robert W. Duggan is an American billionaire entrepreneur, biotech and health care executive. He is the former CEO of biopharmaceutical company Pharmacyclics and was previously CEO of surgical systems maker Computer Motion from 1997 to 2003. Duggan is the majority shareholder and CEO of Pulse Biosciences and Summit Therapeutics.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1944 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19757588#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Oakland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19757588#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19757588#P27))
- **Occupation:** business executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19757588#P106))
- **Education:** University of California, Santa Barbara ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19757588#P69))
- **Spouse:** Trish Duggan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19757588#P26))
- **Official website:** robertduggan.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19757588#P856))

## Questions

**When was Robert Duggan born?**  
Robert Duggan was born on 1944 in Oakland.

**Where did Robert Duggan study?**  
Robert Duggan was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Robert Duggan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Duggan_(venture_capitalist)) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19757588](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19757588) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Entrepreneur - Bob Duggan.jpg by KellyMorfopoulos (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entrepreneur_-_Bob_Duggan.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Robert Duggan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Entrepreneur - Bob Duggan.jpg — KellyMorfopoulos, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Robert Duggan". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/robert-duggan. Retrieved 14 November 2026.