Robin Gerber is a national commentator and speaker on leadership. She has been published in numerous national newspapers and magazines, and has appeared on History Channel and Biography Channel programming, as well as The PBS Newshour, and CBS and FOX channel affiliates. Her articles have appeared in USAToday, the Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer and other newspapers and magazines. Robin is the author of Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage, Katharine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon and Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her among other books. Prior to becoming an author, Robin practiced law in Washington, D.C. and worked on Capitol Hill. She has studied and written about leadership development since 1975.