Michael Robinson

Michael Robinson, program director, global supplier diversity, IBM, accepts his award from Lynn Scott, immediate past chairman of the board of the American Institute of Diversity and Commerce.
Michael K. Robinson is program director, global supplier diversity, for IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain. He is responsible for leading IBM’s supplier diversity initiatives worldwide. In this role, Mr. Robinson and his team focus on the utilization, development and mentoring of diverse suppliers. His team is also responsible for IBM’s Supplier Connection, a free, cloud-based portal that provides small businesses access to large corporations. With Mr. Robinson’s leadership in supplier diversity, IBM has spent in excess of $2 billion on a first-tier basis with diverse enterprises since 2006. The company has received numerous honors, including being named a Top Corporation for Women’s Business Enterprises by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. The company also received the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Frances Perkins VanGuard Award for excellence in utilizing women-owned small businesses as prime contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. Mr. Robinson was named a Champion of Diversity for 2010 by DiversityPlus and a 2011 Congressional Executive Leadership Awardee and was recognized as one of the Best of IBM in 2013 in the category of corporate responsibility. Mr. Robinson serves on the board of directors of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, WE Connect International, the Conference Board Council on Supplier Diversity and Clark-Atlanta University Supply Chain Leadership Advisory Board.