Mae'r Athro Leigh Robinson yn Athro Rheoli Chwaraeon ac yn Ddirprwy Is-Ganghellor (Cyncoed) a Deon Gweithredol Coleg Chwaraeon a Gwyddorau Iechyd Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd. Mae ganddi enw da yn rhyngwladol am ei gwaith ymchwil a'i gwybodaeth o ddatblygu mantais gystadleuol a llywodraethu wrth ddatblygu gwledydd sy'n cystadlu ym maes chwaraeon. Mae wedi gweithio gyda nifer o sefydliadau, megis y Pwyllgor Olympaidd Rhyngwladol, Cymdeithas Olympaidd Prydain, Pwyllgor Olympaidd Trinidad a Tobago a Llywodraeth Malaysia, gan gynnig hyfforddiant rheoli llywodraethu ac ymgynghori. Mae'n aelod y rhwydwaith MEMOS, rhwydwaith byd-eang o academyddion sy'n gyfrifol am ddarparu addysg rheoli gweithredol ar ran y Pwyllgor Olympaidd Rhyngwladol. Bu Leigh yn aelod o Fwrdd Gemau'r Gymanwlad yn yr Alban a Sport Scotland a bu'n cynghori'r sefydliad Olympic Solidarity, comisiwn addysgol y Pwyllgor Olympaidd ar eu rhaglenni dysgu rheoli.
Professor Leigh Robinson is a Professor of Sport Management and the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Cyncoed) and Executive Dean of the School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She has a global reputation for her research and knowledge exchange in the development of competitive advantage and governance in developing sport nations. She has worked with a range of organisations, such as the International Olympic Committee, the British Olympic Association, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee and the Malaysian Government, providing governance management training and consultancy. She is a member of the MEMOS network, a global network of academics responsible for delivering executive management education on behalf of the International Olympic Committee. Leigh has been a member of the Board of Commonwealth games Scotland and Sport Scotland and is an advisor to Olympic Solidarity, the education commission of the Olympic Committee on their management education programmes.