Robin Stratton is a creative and strategic leader with more than 30 years of experience spanning both for-profit and for-purpose industries. Her career bridges corporate marketing and branding, nonprofit fundraising and executive leadership, as well as entrepreneurship and franchising. Having served on both sides of the boardroom — as CEO and board chair — Robin brings a distinctive perspective shaped by hands-on experience in governance, communications, brand strategy, advancement, project development, financial management, and stakeholder engagement. She blends strategic, analytical, financial, and interpersonal strengths, with particular expertise in communication, storytelling, and relationship management. Robin excels in evaluating people and programs, developing practical action plans that align teams around mission-driven goals, and crafting compelling narratives that inspire engagement and investment. Her ability to build trust with staff, board members, and community partners — combined with a thoughtful, solutions-oriented listening style — enables her to identify core challenges and tailor strategies that meet each organization’s unique needs.

A results-oriented team builder, Robin spent the past decade as a McDonald’s owner-operator in Kentucky and Indiana, leading finance, marketing, and human resources for her franchise organization. She oversaw recruitment and retention, staff development and performance evaluation, local marketing, sales growth, and community engagement—building high-performing teams while strengthening operational results. Previously, Robin served as Executive Director of Louisville’s Jewish Community Center (JCC), Chief Operating Officer of the Jewish Community of Louisville, and Director of Development, Marketing, and Special Projects for JCCs in Kentucky and Ohio. Responsible for programs, facilities, personnel, and advancement for an 8,000-member organization, she also played a key leadership role in the merger of Louisville’s JCC and Jewish Federation, guiding operational, financial, and marketing strategy during the transition. Earlier in her career, Robin held marketing and brand leadership roles with McDonald’s Corporation and Paramount Pictures, working in advertising, public relations, and special events. She holds a B.A. in Advertising from Michigan State University, Nonprofit Leadership accreditation from Brandeis University, and Management & Media certification from McDonald’s Hamburger University.

Robin has also served in numerous lay leadership roles, including with Jewish Family & Career Services, Ronald McDonald House, Louisville Collegiate School, and ORT America, contributing to fundraising, scholarships, marketing, governance, strategic planning, and personnel initiatives. She currently serves on Governor Andy Beshear’s Kentucky Heritage Council and as an Executive Committee member of the Jewish Heritage Fund, where she chairs the Governance Committee and serves on the Grant and Finance Committees.