Mr. Robinson’s nearly three decades of service at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have helped elevate the organization from a respected regional pediatric hospital into an internationally recognized academic health system. Named CEO in 2019 after serving as the organization’s CFO, he has led with a clear focus on clinical excellence, research innovation, workforce development and community impact. Under his guidance, Nationwide Children’s has become the third largest children’s hospital in the nation, serving 1.7 million patient visits annually from all 50 states and more than 50 countries. The hospital is a perennial member of U.S. News & World Report‘s honor roll of top 10 children’s hospitals, is home to one of the nation’s most highly funded freestanding pediatric research institutes, and operates the largest pediatric behavioral and mental health treatment and research pavilion of its kind in the country. Mr. Robinson was instrumental in launching the “Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families” initiative, a nationally recognized model that has helped develop or improve more than 800 units of affordable housing in historically underserved Columbus neighborhoods, while supporting education, workforce development and economic opportunity. He has also championed research commercialization efforts that have led to the creation of 21 companies based on Nationwide Children’s scientific and medical discoveries, and overseen the expansion of a school-based health program that is now the most robust in the country with a reach of 32 southeastern Ohio counties.
