John R. Robinson

John Robinson is an Adjunct Professor of Management and Organization at the USC Marshall School of Business and a Senior Manager at PwC Consulting, where he leads end-to-end transformations within Financial Services. With 18+ years of experience advising C-suite leaders at Fortune 500 companies, John bridges the gap between strategic vision and operational execution — bringing real-world complexity into the classroom and academic rigor into his client work.

His consulting expertise spans a broad range of sectors, including real estate, asset management, banking, payments, wealth management, private equity, insurance, technology, automotive, and hospitality. John specializes in transformational change, complex problem-solving, emerging technology strategy — with a particular focus on AI enablement and adoption — and designing operating models that achieve and sustain meaningful outcomes.

At Marshall, John draws on this breadth of experience to prepare students to navigate the strategic and organizational challenges they will face as future leaders — helping them develop the business judgment, analytical frameworks, and adaptability that define effective management in an increasingly dynamic environment.

Education:

• USC Marshall School of Business: MBA, Entrepreneurship
• University of California, Santa Barbara: BA, History