Rebecca is the Chief Corporate Engagement & Economic Development Officer at Kansas State University Innovation Partners, where she leads the organization’s corporate engagement and economic development efforts, including the university/community economic development partnership, Knowledge-Based Economic Development, LLC in Manhattan, KS.  Ms. Robinson focuses on recruiting or expanding businesses to the region that have a research-based relationship with Kansas State University. In partnership with the community and university, she has participated in the recruitment of 23 technology-based companies to the Manhattan, Kansas region, creating over 600 new high-wage jobs and a projected economic impact of over $70 million. In addition, Ms. Robinson has stimulated University multidisciplinary research and industry collaboration through coordination of over 29 strategic faculty events, attended by over 1000 faculty, staff, university administrators, and industry representatives. She consults with emerging companies to provide strategy and business plan development and has facilitated over $1M in corporate sponsored research and $55 million in investment capital raised. Ms. Robinson has garnered international recognition for her economic development efforts at Kansas State University, including invited presentations at national conferences and multiple awards of excellence for the KBED partnership. Ms. Robinson earned her master’s degree in Business Administration and her bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Spanish, and Leadership Studies, both from Kansas State University.