Robert F. "Bob" White (born 1956) is an American financier and business executive from Massachusetts.
White is known for his friendship and long professional relationship with American politician Mitt Romney.
A friend of Mitt Romney since the 1980s, White helped manage Bain Capital at the private equity firm's founding in April 1983.
White took a leave of absence from the firm in 1994 to manage Romney's unsuccessful 1994 U.S. Senate campaign.
[7] In the run-up to the 2012 election, Politico speculated that White would likely be given a "broad strategic role" within a potential Romney administration.