Robbie Robinson

Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CEO at MarcyPen Capital Partners

📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Robbie Robinson is the Co-Founder and CEO of MarcyPen Capital Partners, a firm that resulted from the merger of his company, Pendulum, and Jay-Zs Marcy Venture Partners. With a background at Goldman Sachs and as a founding partner at BDT, he focuses on investing in culture-shifting consumer businesses. He holds a Political Science degree from Morehouse College.

He serves as a trustee for cultural institutions like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the National Museum of African American History & Culture. He is also Vice Chair for After School Matters, the largest after-school program in the country. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

He took a one-year sabbatical in 2017 to provide strategic and financial advice to former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama regarding their post-presidential endeavors.

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Experience

26 Years

Current Role

Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CEO

Job Level

Leadership

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Personality Overview

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Priorities

Topics Robbie cares about

Cultural Investing

His firm's core thesis is investing in consumer brands and businesses that sit at the epicenter of culture and commerce.

Empowering Founders

Pendulum's stated mission is to reimagine how great companies are built and redefine who gets the opportunity to build them, focusing on founders of color.

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Career

Work history

9-2024

Co-Founder, Managing Partner & CEO

MarcyPen Capital Partners

9-2019

Co-Founder

PENDULUM®

2009 - 2019

Partner

BDT & MSD Partners

2006 - 2008

Vice President

Goldman Sachs

1998 - 2004

Associate

Goldman Sachs

In the press

Media appearances

PENDULUM® INVESTS IN FOUNDERS TABLE RESTAURANT GROUP AND CO-FOUNDER AND CEO ROBBIE ROBINSON JOINS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Featured in PR Newswire

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Education

Education details unavailable

Morehouse College

Social presence

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