About
Robin started working for the Iowa Department of Revenue in March 2020 as the State Chief Economist and Division Administrator for the Research and Policy Division. In her role as Division Administrator, she oversees four Policy Directors, who lead and drive tax policy administration within the Department. She also oversees the Research team. The Research Bureau produces fiscal estimates, reviews and administers tax credits, and produces economic and tax forecasts for the Revenue Estimating Conference. In her role as State Chief Economist, Robin oversees revenue and economic forecasting provided to the Revenue Estimating Conference. Robin also provides counsel on the Iowa, U.S., and global economy to the executive branch including the Governor’s office, meeting regularly with the Governor and providing briefings.
Robin worked at Principal Financial Group as a senior economist, reporting to the Chief Global Economist, from 2011 and 2020. Prior to that, she worked as an economist at the U.S. Census Bureau.
She received her Ph.D. in economics in 2008 from the University of Washington in Seattle and a bachelor’s degree in economics in 2002 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Robin has numerous speaking engagements in the U.S., from Deadwood, South Dakota to New York.
In her role at Principal Financial Group, Robin did a variety of print interviews for news agencies including Bloomberg, CNBC, and the Wall Street Journal.