Joined DeSilva+Phillips in 2012

Robin heads up the Education and Book Publishing deal verticals at DeSilva+Phillips.  She has 15+ years US and International investment banking experience, and 20 years of high-level operational experience.

Notable recent transactions were the sale of n2y  to The Riverside Company (edtech deal) and INscribe Digital to IPG (book publishing deal).  Other edtech/education and book publishing deals were for companies sold to buyers that included:  Amazon, Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Wiley, Macmillan, Cengage Learning; as well as PE firms.

Prior corporate positions comprised Executive Vice President and Publisher, Golden Books, heading up its New York Office; and Vice President of Marketing, Simon & Schuster:  Children’s and Adult Trade Paperbacks.

Robin is a frequent speaker/moderator at industry conferences, and is on the Education Business Forum Steering Committee.

Attended NYU Stern Business School

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