AJ Robinson – Chairman and CEO, Symphonic Strategies, Inc.

AJ Robinson – Chairman and CEO, Symphonic Strategies, Inc.

Dr. Robinson is Chairman and CEO of Symphonic Strategies™ Inc., an organizational and community development firm based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Symphonic Strategies™ works to raise the overall impact and effectiveness of those who are working to bring about positive change in society—whether they are individuals or organizations—by helping clients align their strategic goals with the values, attitudes, and behaviors of its people. To put it metaphorically, Symphonic Strategies™ aims to improve the performance of the broader "orchestra" by strategically unleashing the skills, talents and gifts of each individual "musician."

Dr. Robinson has advised and worked with leaders in public and private sectors all around the world. He most recently served as special adviser to Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund. While at the Corporate Executive Board, a leading international business strategy firm, he delivered keynote remarks and led organizational strategy seminars with C-level audiences (CEO, CMO, CTO, etc.) in more than 150 organizations in over a dozen countries throughout Europe and North America.

Dr. Robinson has been a consultant to the PBS show Frontline, served as a staff writer on the Encarta Africana Encyclopedia of the Black Diaspora, and was an adjunct professor in the Department of Organizational Sciences at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He was also part of a delegation of scholars that toured South Africa immediately after the end of apartheid.

He holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard and dual bachelor’s degrees in social psychology and political science from Stanford University. He is married to Lisa Clayton Robinson and, together, they have three beautiful children.