White House Author

Robertson began his Administration service with GSA in 2009, first as White House Liaison, where he worked toward the successful confirmation of the Administrator in the face of a 10-month Senate hold, and, more recently, as Associate Administrator of Governmentwide Policy and Chief Acquisition Officer where he developed and evaluated policies for management of the federal government’s internal operations and functionally managed GSA’s acquisition workforce, policies, and procedures.

Before joining the Administration, Mr. Robertson led the effort to secure Superdelegate support and votes for President Obama’s 2008 presidential election and worked on the Presidential Transition Team as the Deputy Working Group Lead for Energy and Environment. He previously served as Legislative Coordinator and Deputy to the Chief Counsel in President Obama’s Senate Office having worked his way up after joining as an intern on Obama’s U.S. Senate race in 2004.

Mr. Robertson received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California Berkeley, where he played catcher for the University’s baseball team. He received his J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law and his LL.M. degree from Georgetown University’s Law Center.