Bob Mighell
Role: Associate
Site: CDL-Vancouver
Stream: Biomedical Engineering
Bob is currently working full time as an Entrepreneur In Residence in the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business. Previously, Bob lead the Tilting Motor Works team for Arcimoto and headed the development of the tilting three wheeled pedal assist electric bike project. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 35 years business experience.
In 2008 Bob founded Tilting Motor Works to monetize the three issued patents he developed related to tilting three wheeled vehicles. After raising $3 Million dollars and setting up an international sales network, Tilting Motor Works sold to Arcimoto which was a publicly traded company.
In 1994 Bob started World Medical Equipment and ran it for 20 years focused on outfitting surgical rooms with high end capital equipment. World Medical Equipment was on the Puget Sound Business Journals list of Fastest Growing Private companies in Washington for 8 of those 20 years. Bob’s first company, Edge Snowboards, was started in 1985 and was on the forefront of the snowboard revolution. Bob also holds multiple World Land Speed records for three wheeled motorcycles. He is passionate about mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs through his involvement with the business schools at the University of Washington and the University of Oregon.