Steve L. Robbins, Ph.D.

Born in Vietnam, Steve L. Robbins immigrated as a child to the United States with his mother, where they faced many challenges during a time when there was much anti-war and anti-Vietnamese sentiment. Working through and rising out of the challenges of poverty, discrimination, and the tough streets of Los Angeles, Dr. Robbins has become a thought leader whose unique, science-based approach to inclusion and diversity has captured wide acclaim from organizations like Amazon, Chase Bank, Coca-Cola, Disney, Ford Motor Company, Microsoft, Pepsi, Pixar, NASA, the NBA, Victoria’s Secret, Walmart, and numerous others.

Dr. Robbins earned an undergraduate degree in Communication from Calvin College and his Master and Doctorate degrees in Communication Science from Michigan State University. Drawing upon his background in communication, social psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, the core of Dr. Robbins’ work is about understanding human behavior and leveraging human differences in the fast-paced and dynamic 21st-century world.