Ross Cobb’s youth could pass for an Indiana Jones subplot.
By age 10, the Mill Valley native had lived in Saudi Arabia, skied the Swiss Alps and traveled through Kenya, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Spain. At the time, his father was an engineer who had been temporarily transferred overseas, bringing the family along for a two-year adventure.
In Saudi Arabia, his mother taught fourth grade, navigating laws that barred her from driving or riding a bicycle, while Cobb and his brother sailed and snorkeled to escape the sweltering heat…