Steve Robinson, Former Chief Marketing Officer, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Steve Robinson is the former executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Chick-fil-A, Inc. He is currently a speaker, author (Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A, 2019), and consultant on organizational culture design & leadership, brand strategy development, marketing planning, and distinctive advertising principles.
Prior to his work at Chick-fil-A®, Steve was the director of marketing for Six Flags Over Georgia® theme park in Atlanta, preceded by marketing communications manager at Texas Instruments. Steve began his career at Chick-fil-A as director of marketing. He then went on to serve as vice president of the department before becoming chief marketing officer. He retired from Chick-fil-A in December 2015. In this former role, Steve was responsible for overseeing marketing, advertising, brand development management, menu development, and hospitality strategies for Chick-fil-A.
Steve also serves on boards for Fellowship of Christian Athletes-Atlanta, Links Players International, Atlanta Hall Management/Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, and National Football Foundation. Steve holds an Associate of Science in business administration from Faulkner State Junior College, a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Auburn University and a Master’s in advertising from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Steve and his wife, Dianne, have two children and four grandchildren.