Mike Robinson

Michael D. Robinson joined the staff of the Motion Picture Association of America in 2006, following a distinguished public service career that spanned four decades. Rising through the ranks of the Michigan State Police, Mr. Robinson was appointed Director of the agency by Governor John Engler in 1991. As Director of the Michigan State Police, he developed an international reputation as an innovative law enforcement leader. He was elected president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and served as chairman of a U.S. Department of Justice Federal Advisory Committee charged with integrating law enforcement information systems. Mr. Robinson also served on the U.S. Presidential Export Council, Sub-Committee on Encryption export Control. Following 9-11, Mr. Robinson became the first Assistant Administrator for Aviation Operations for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Robinson led the largest air evacuation in U.S. history by evacuating over 30,000 storm victims through the New Orleans International Airport. As Vice President and Director of the U.S. Anti-Piracy Operations for the Motion Picture Association of America, Mr. Robinson leads anti-piracy investigations and countermeasures for the association’s member studios: Disney, Fox, NBC-Universal, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros.