Robin Bienfait

Director

Robin Bienfait is an executive with 30+ years of experience and expertise in mobility, security, business development, enterprise sales, wireless network operations, and engineering. She is a global intrapreneur working to build businesses within businesses and driving new revenue opportunities. Robin’s current engagements include CEO and founder of Emnovate; chairman of Global Aviation; partner, Valor Ventures; member of the Georgia Institute of Technology board; and a Tiffany Circle member of the American Red Cross. She is an independent director for Mitsubishi Finance, GWLC, and Putnam investments.

Robin’s prior roles include senior advisor to Samsung Electronics on B2B and chief enterprise innovation officer for Samsung Electronics, building Samsung business services for enterprise customers and an open ecosystem of partners and solutions with a mobile-first strategy. She is a former CIO of Research In Motion, Ltd., where she oversaw the enterprise business unit P&L, BlackBerry operations, customer service, and corporate IT functions. Previously, Robin led over 30,000 employees at AT&T (retired) and was dedicated to building a scalable and reliable enterprise class network. Throughout her 22+ years with AT&T, she held various senior leadership positions, including Bell Labs, Global Network Services lines of business, and chief compliance officer.