Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Forum for Youth Investment in May 2025. With more than 15 years of executive leadership spanning the nonprofit, public, and private sectors, Phil has a proven track record of building and facilitating inclusive, high-performing teams, driving measurable impact, and creating opportunities for young people through systems and policy change. His leadership reflects the Forum’s deep commitment to cross-sector collaboration and evidence-based strategies that help all young people thrive.

Phil has held senior national roles at leading education and youth-serving organizations. As Chief Impact Officer at Reading Partners, he led 12 regions and more than 400 staff, mobilizing over 10,000 volunteers and helping deliver literacy support to thousands of students. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President of Site Operations at City Year, overseeing 29 sites nationwide with a $165 million budget and supporting more than 3,000 AmeriCorps members. Earlier in his career, as Executive Director of City Year Cleveland, he spearheaded a turnaround that transformed the site into one of the highest-performing in the network. Also, Phil previously worked for several Fortune 500 companies and served as a congressional legislative aide for U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

In addition to his nonprofit leadership, Phil serves as an elected member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the state’s 19th District since 2019. In this role, he has been instrumental in shaping bipartisan education and workforce policy—including legislation to fund public schools and expand career credentialing fully. He serves on key committees such as Primary and Secondary Education and Finance.

Phil holds an Executive MBA from Case Western Reserve University and a BBA in Finance from The George Washington University. He lives in Solon, Ohio, with his wife and two children.