1937
Mr. Robinson is born in Quincy, Massachusetts to Hobart Krum and Charlotte Elizabeth Robinson.
1959
Mr. Robinson receives a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College.
1959
Mr. Robinson serves as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve for three years, during which time he attended JAG School and served aboard the USS Little Rock CLG-4 in the Deck and Gunnery Division.
1964
Mr. Robinson marries Gerd Ingela Janhede.
1964
Mr. Robinson receives a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and becomes a market analyst for Mobil Chemical Co. in Richmond, Virginia.
1967
Mr. Robinson becomes manager of program analysis and control for Polaroid Corp. in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1969
Mr. Robinson welcomes the birth of his first child, Steven Whitney.
1969
Mr. Robinson is appointed executive vice president and director of Simplex Wire and Cable, Inc. in North Berwick, Maine.
1971
Mr. Robinson welcomes the birth of his second child, Karina Jill.
1973
Mr. Robinson joins McKinsey and Co., Inc. He holds multiple positions in New York, New York; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Stockholm, Sweden including principal, and director of administration.
1975
Mr. Robinson welcomes the birth of his third child, Peter Danforth.
1980
Mr. Robinson serves as president of the American Club in Copenhagen and director of the Fulbright Commission in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1981
Mr. Robinson leaves McKinsey and Co. to serve as president and chief executive officer of Brink’s Inc. in Darien, Connecticut.
1982
Mr. Robinson serves as director of Burlington No. Air Freight, Inc. in Newport Beach, California.
1985
Mr. Robinson returns to McKinsey and Co. in New York, New York.
1998
Mr. Robinson retires from McKinsey and Co.
1999
Mr. Robinson becomes vice chair of the Williams College Alumni Fund.