Robin Parton Pate

Robin Parton Pate is the chief operating officer of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI-The Composites Institute), a national public-private partnership headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. In her role, she’s responsible for leading communications, marketing, human resources, and workforce development strategies for the $250 million national innovation institute supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and other public and private partners. Pate has a master’s degree in marketing from the University of Alabama, a bachelor’s in business administration from Western Carolina University, and a graduate certificate in strategic management from Harvard.