Bob Bernard

Bob Bernard
Born May 23, 1961 (1961-05-23)
Died February 2, 2007 (2007-02-03)
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Occupation business executive
Known for CEO of marchFIRST

Robert Francis Bernard (May 23, 1961 – February 2, 2007) was an Information Technology executive, most noted for presiding over dot-com bubble consulting flameout marchFIRST,[1] the largest Internet professional services company of its time.[2] He is also known for co-founding one of marchFIRST's predecessors, Whittman-Hart.

He was the son of an electrician who worked for Chicago's Inland Steel Co. In 1984, he dropped out of Ball State University to found Whittman-Hart, a software and consulting company focused on delivering solutions for IBM systems.

He was the CEO of the resurrected WhittmanHart in Chicago when he died February 2, 2007 of an apparent heart attack.[3]

References

  1. ^ "MarchFirst To Undergo A Revamping". The New York Times. 2000-11-29. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3D6143DF93AA15752C1A9669C8B63. Retrieved 2008-05-04 
  2. ^ "Whittman-Hart Inc.". The Encyclopedia of Chicago. The Chicago Historical Society. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2901.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04. "At the time, MarchFirst ranked as the world's largest Internet services company, with annual sales of about $500 million." 
  3. ^ "Chicago Technology Community Remembers Magnate Bob Bernard". Midwest Business. February 5, 2007. http://www.midwestbusiness.com/news/viewnews.asp?newsletterID=16538.