Our Founders

Bob and Dee Oliveira

The Oliveira Foundation was created by two PhD biochemists who started their academic careers with little professional guidance or financial support from home. Through grit and their curiosity about “why”, they developed exciting and fulfilling careers in the area of STEM that have lasted over a combined 95 years.

It is their wish to provide support to students who want to pursue a career in STEM. Their support provides the needed link for motivated students with limited financial support to dream big, work hard, and advance science, technology, engineering or mathematics and result in bettering themselves, society, and their communities and families.