Richard Robinson

President and CEO of Scholastic

Richard Robinson, who as the longtime head of Scholastic Inc. presided over such bestsellers as J.K. Rowling's “Harry Potter” novels and Suzanne Collins' “The Hunger Games” series along with a wide range of educational materials, reading clubs and book fairs, has died. He was 84. Robinson was named president of Scholastic in 1974, CEO in 1975 and board chair in 1982. He was the son of Maurice R. Robinson, who founded Scholastic in 1920. Scholastic has had only two Chairmen in its 86-year history: M.R. Robinson and Richard Robinson. Under Mr. Robinson’s leadership, Scholastic has become the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books in the world, with such renowned brands as Harry Potter™, Clifford the Big Red Dog™, Goosebumps™, and I SPY™ among many others. The company has grown significantly in annual revenues to over $2 billion, and has developed in-school distribution systems unmatched in the country. Today the company has over 9,000 employees with operations in 16 countries around the globe. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Robinson is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard College. He also studied at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge University in England, and at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Leonard A Lauder	Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, George Miller, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Robert Douglas Franks, Newt Gingrich, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, Howard Dean, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus
William C Rudin	John Boehner, Russ Carnahan, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, George Miller, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, New York State Democratic Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Marty Russo, Jason Kander
Agnes Gund	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, Claire McCaskill, Chris Murphy, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, New York State Democratic Committee, Ned Lamont, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Howard Dean, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Robin Carnahan, Maggie Hassan, Jason Kander
John Catsimatidis	John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Robert Wexler, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, New York State Democratic Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Max Baucus, Marty Russo
Thomas Boggs	Lamar Alexander, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, Claire McCaskill, George Miller, Chris Murphy, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Howard Dean, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Marty Russo, Chuck Hagel
Peter Buttenwieser	Russ Carnahan, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Nancy Farmer, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Howard Dean, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Robin Carnahan, Maggie Hassan, Jason Kander
Jack Rudin	Russ Carnahan, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Max Baucus, Marty Russo, Robin Carnahan
Jonathan M Tisch	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, Claire McCaskill, Chris Murphy, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, New York State Democratic Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Howard Dean
David S Mack	Christine Todd Whitman, Lamar Alexander, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Byron Dorgan, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Jean Carnahan, Robert Douglas Franks, Newt Gingrich, Bill Bradley, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Republican Party of Florida, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, New York State Democratic Committee, Republican Leadership Council Inc, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus
David S Steiner	Russ Carnahan, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Newt Gingrich, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Nancy Farmer, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Howard Dean, Max Baucus
Jeffrey R Gural	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, Claire McCaskill, Chris Murphy, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Nancy Farmer, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, Maggie Hassan, Jason Kander
Tony Podesta	Russ Carnahan, Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, Claire McCaskill, George Miller, Chris Murphy, Patty Murray, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Al Gore, Rick Lazio, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Marty Russo, Robin Carnahan, Jason Kander
John D Raffaelli	Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Marty Russo, A New Direction PAC, Maggie Hassan, Jason Kander
William P Lauder	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Victory in New York, New York State Democratic Committee, Mitt Romney, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus
Maurice Tempelsman	Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Victory in New York, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, New York State Democratic Committee, Nancy Farmer, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus
Leo Hindery Jr	Lamar Alexander, Hillary Clinton, Byron Dorgan, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Newt Gingrich, Al Gore, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, New York State Democratic Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Jason Kander
Steven Rattner	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, New York State Democratic Committee, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus
George Soros	Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Chris Murphy, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, New York State Democratic Committee, Ned Lamont, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Howard Dean, Michael Bennet, Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, Robin Carnahan, Maggie Hassan, Jason Kander
Ben Barnes	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Jean Carnahan, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Missouri Democratic State Committee, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Jeanne Shaheen, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Marty Russo, Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, Robin Carnahan, Maggie Hassan
Edgar Bronfman Jr	Hillary Clinton, John Conyers Jr, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Chris Murphy, Charles Rangel, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Dick Gephardt, Newt Gingrich, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Republican Leadership Council Inc, Jeanne Shaheen, Max Baucus, Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1937
Date of death	Jun 5 '21

Richard Robinson

President and CEO of Scholastic

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