George Robinson II
Director, Supplier Diversity + Inclusion
UPMC

George Robinson II is Director of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion for UPMC. He joined UPMC in April 2018 to enhance strategic planning and execution in the UPMC Supplier Diversity Program. Robinson brings to this position over 20 years of experience in Business and Engineering Administration, Government Management and Diverse Business Development. Prior to joining UPMC, he was responsible for the creation of Development (Real Estate) Services Group as Manager of Development Services for The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA).

Before relocating to Pittsburgh in 2013, Robinson last served as Deputy Director of Public Utilities for the City of Toledo, Ohio and managing the city’s $521 million Federal Consent Order engineering and construction program (The Toledo Waterways Initiative).

Mr. Robinson presently serves on several local boards, including Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council (EMSDC), Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania, Southwest Pennsylvania Engineers Outreach (SPEO), Riverside Center of Innovation, RiverLife, Laurel Highlands Boy Scouts of America, among others. His latest accomplishment includes contributing authorship to Engineering Your Career, A Complete Guide to Landing a Job in Engineering by Thomas A. Anderson, P.E.

Mr. Robinson is graduate of the inaugural cohort of The Advanced Leadership Initiative (TALI) Executive Leadership Academy held in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The Academy is an eight-month executive development certificate program provided by the Tepper School of Business focused on building the pipeline of African-American executives in the Pittsburgh region. A Toledo, Ohio native, he previously completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, an MBA with specialization in Operations Management, and Ph. D studies (ABD) in Higher Education Leadership at the University of Toledo (Ohio).