Robert B. Schnabel

"Robert Schnabel" redirects here. For the ice hockey player, see Robert Schnabel (ice hockey). For American academic administrator, see Robert V. Schnabel.
Bobby Schnabel
Born
Robert B. Schnabel

(1950-12-18) December 18, 1950 (age 73)
Queens, New York, US
Alma materDartmouth College
Cornell University
Known forDiversifying participation in information technology education and workforce
Information technology literacy
AwardsTechPoint Trailblazer in Technology Award (2014)
A. Nico Habermann Award (2012)
White House "Champion of Change" (2011)
ACM Fellow (2010)
SIAM Fellow (2009)
ACM Recognition of Service Award (1993)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
Numerical computation
Mathematical optimization
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Indiana University
Doctoral advisorJohn E. Dennis

Robert B. Schnabel (born December 18, 1950) is an American computer scientist. He was executive director and CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) from November 1, 2015 to 2017.[1] He is now professor and external chair of computer science at University of Colorado Boulder.[2]

His academic specialty is numerical optimization, and he is known for promoting diversity and broadening participation in computing, engineering and mathematics.

  1. ^ "ACM Appoints New CEO". Association for Computing Machinery. June 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bobby Schnabel". Computer Science. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-08-30.