What is Richard Robinson (chief executive)?
[[File:CEO Richard Robinson 2011.jpg|right|200px]] '''Maurice Richard Robinson Jr.''' (March 15, 1937 &ndash; June 5, 2021) was an American business executive and educator. From 1975 until his death, Robinson was the CEO of [[Scholastic Corporation]]. Many believed he made it possible for the ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[The Hunger Games|Hunger Games]]'' and ''[[Captain Underpants]]'' book series to be published.<ref name=nyt2017>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/books/richard-robinson-scholastic-literarian-award.html|title=Richard Robinson of Scholastic Honored for Lifetime of Work in Children’s Publishing|date=September 20, 2017|publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> He was born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. Robinson died on June 5, 2021 in [[Martha's Vineyard]], [[Massachusetts]] at aged 84.<ref name=hro>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/richard-robinson-dead-scholastic-1234963690/|title=Richard Robinson, Longtime Scholastic CEO, Dies at 84|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 6, 2021}}</ref> The cause of death was either a [[stroke]] or a [[heart attack]].<ref name=nytobit>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/books/richard-robinson-dead.html|title = Richard Robinson Dies at 84; Turned Scholastic into an Empire|newspaper = The New York Times|date = June 7, 2021|last1 = Roberts|first1 = Sam}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Richard}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American chief executives]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Pittsburgh]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] [[Category:American teachers]] [[Category:Educators from New York City]] [[Category:Educators from Pittsburgh]] {{US-bio-stub}}