Robert Pera

Chief Executive Officer, Ubiquiti
$29.62B
as of 09/07/26

About Robert Pera

Robert Pera is the founder and CEO of wireless equipment maker Ubiquiti Networks.

Ubiquiti, which had revenue of $2.6 billion in fiscal 2025, sells wireless broadband systems with a focus on emerging markets.

Pera owns 93% of the publicly traded firm.

Pera started his career at Apple in 2003, and within 10 months on the job, founded Ubiquiti. He left Apple to work at Ubiquiti full time in 2005.

Pera bought the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies in 2012, making him the youngest controlling owner in the league at the time.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Wireless networking

Residence

San Jose, California

Marital status

Single

Birth date

03/10/78 (age 48)

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of California, San Diego; Master of Science, University of California, San Diego

Self-made

self-made

Robert Pera’s fortune is worth

494K

troy ounces of gold

456K

median U.S. household

296K

median U.S. income

0.592%

U.S. credit card volume

0.118%

GDP of the United States

0.087%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Pera missed a year of high school because of a rare heart-valve infection.

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Real-time ranking

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