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Robert Shillman

Founder and former chairman, Cognex

Founder of Cognex, has served as Chairman of the Board and as an executive officer of Cognex since its founding in 1981. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011. In the 40 years since its founding, Shillman and his team of Cognoids built Cognex into the world’s largest and most successful company specializing in machine vision. Shillman holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Northeastern University, and both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. sons Max and Barney; wife Mao June born in China; son of Morton and Etta Shillman

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

Cognex Corporation Supplier of machine vision systems- which use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that give them the human-like ability to make decisions on what they see

• founder and chairman

Board Memberships

International Freedom Alliance Foundation Rancho Santa Fe, CA

• Chairman

Shillman Foundation

• Trustee

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Initiates and helps support educational, social, cultural, and recreational programs & facilities for the young men and women soldiers of Israel who defend the Jewish homeland.

• Board Member

David Horowitz Freedom Center conservative anti-Islam foundation founded in 1988

• Board member

Donations

Zionist Organization of America 501(c)(3) with no FARA registration

• donation · 100,000 USD (Jan 1 '17→Dec 31 '17)

Middle East Forum An anti-Muslim think thank

• co-sponsors Shillman/Ginsberg Writing Fellowships

Pamela Geller President of Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) and American Freedom Defense Initiative

• Donation/Grant

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

1 / 19

Trump Victory Donald Trump's Joint Fundraising Committee C00618389

• 4 contributions · 425,000 USD (Aug 5 '19→Sep 30 '20)

Conservative Solutions PAC PAC created in 2016 to support Marco Rubio

• 3 contributions · 85,000 USD (Apr 25 '15→Feb 13 '16)

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 1 contribution · 36,500 USD (May 3 '21)

WinRed Republican Party (GOP) fundraising platform endorsed by the Republican National Committee

• 11 contributions · 32,800 USD (Jul 31 '20→Mar 30 '22)

McCain Victory 2008

• 1 contribution · 28,500 USD (May 31 '08)

Conservative, Authentic, Responsive Leadership

• 1 contribution · 25,000 USD (Oct 8 '15)

Treasure Coast Jobs Coalition

• 2 contributions · 23,737 USD (Sep 30 '12→Nov 3 '14)

Romney Victory

• 1 contribution · 22,300 USD (Aug 6 '12)

San Diego County Republican Party - Fed

• 3 contributions · 21,000 USD (Aug 13 '21→Mar 31 '22)

Citizens Organized Political Action Committee

• 4 contributions · 20,000 USD (Aug 6 '06→Dec 13 '11)

Schools

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Israel Institute of Technology

• School ('19→?)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• PhD, Electrical Engineering

Northeastern University

• BSE, Electrical engineering

Miscellaneous Relationships

Zionist Organization of America 501(c)(3) with no FARA registration

• supporter

Pamela Geller President of Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) and American Freedom Defense Initiative

• Affiliation