Robert "Bob" Bishop was one of the Company's founders who, in the wake of the death of Daniel Linderman, ran the Company. He was an evolved human with the ability to turn anything he touched to solid gold and the father of Elle Bishop.

Bob had the ability of alchemy, which allowed him to convert one element into another, albeit the full extent of his abilities had not been seen he was able to change Hampton Connolly into solid gold. He had only demonstrated the ability once in the show, changing a mundane spoon into solid gold. Bob claimed that this power gave the Company enormous financial resources.