Rob Higby joined the company in April 2024 as CEO, leading its strategy in metal powder and powder services for advanced manufacturing. An experienced Aerospace & Defense and Space Executive, he specializes in Manufacturing, MRO, Commercial Growth, and Private Equity Investing. Before Continuum, Rob was Executive Partner and Head of AEA Investors’ Aerospace & Defense investment practice, leading key investments and advising companies like Velo3D Inc., where he also served as interim CCO during COVID. Previously, he was CEO of TurbineAero, the largest independent MRO provider of commercial and military auxiliary power units, which he founded in 2016 with The Gores Group. TurbineAero rapidly expanded and was ranked among Arizona’s largest private companies in 2018 and 2019. Rob holds an MBA from MIT and a BA from Duke University. Outside work, he enjoys golfing, hiking, and skiing in Colorado with his wife, Eva, and their four children.