Background
Frankston, Robert M. was born on June 14, 1949 in Brooklyn. Son of Benjamin Frankenstein and Dorothy Frankston.
developer computer software executive
Frankston, Robert M. was born on June 14, 1949 in Brooklyn. Son of Benjamin Frankenstein and Dorothy Frankston.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970. Master of Science in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974. Electrical engineer in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974.
Various positions White-Weld and Company (later became Interactive Data Corporation), Waltham, Massachusetts, 1966-1979. Consultant ECD Corporation, 1977—1978. Co-founder Software Arts, Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1979, president, 1979-1985.
Individual contributor Lotus Development, Cambridge, 1985-1990. Individual contributor on mobile and pen-based systems Slate Corporation, Newton, 1990—1992. Individual contributor Microsoft Corporation, 1993—1998.
Co-founder, Student Information Processing Board Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Speaker in field.
Fellow: Association Computing Machinery (Software System award).
Married Eleanor Elkin. 3 children.