Rick Robinson has been VP of Startup Engagement at AARP Innovation Labs since 2018 where he leads a team developing original products as well as co-creations with disruptive startup companies. The Lab was recognized by Fast Company magazine as one of 2020’s 10 most innovative teams.
In previous years Rick has been a digital media executive, successful startup founder and product leader creating customer experiences for the world’s largest media companies and nimblest venture-backed startups including Urgent.ly (co-founder), Digital City, AOL, AOL Time Warner, Webs.com, Sprint/XOHM, National Geographic Digital and Politico.
Rick holds one patent, and the magazine he edited in the early 1990s (BBS Magazine), covering the nascent days of online services, is in the permanent collection at the National Museum of American History.
He has spoken widely on topics related to product and technology in the mobile, local and social spaces at the United Nations, CES, SXSW, CTIA and has been cited by a variety of publications including the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.
In his spare time Rick is Entrepreneur in Residence at Georgetown University, works with the COVID-19 Tech Task Force, writes about the intersection of tech/startups and culture (at Dictum) and tries not to fall while skateboarding.