1. Robert Lane Gibbs was born on March 29,1971 and is an American communication professional who served as executive vice president and global chief communications officer of McDonald's from 2015 to 2019 and as the 27th White House Press Secretary from 2009 to 2011.
Robert Gibbs had worked with Obama since 2004 and previously served as the communications director for then-Senator Obama and his campaign during the 2008 presidential election.
Robert Gibbs later served as a senior campaign adviser for Obama's campaign during the 2012 presidential election.
Robert Gibbs was announced as the press secretary for President Obama on November 22,2008, and officially assumed the role on January 20,2009, giving his first official briefing on January 22.
Nancy Gibbs would take Robert, then known as "Bobby," to local League of Women Voters meetings rather than hire a babysitter, and involved him in "voter re-identification" work at the county courthouse.
At Auburn High, Robert Gibbs played saxophone in the Auburn High School Band, was a goalkeeper on the Tigers' soccer team, and participated in the school's debate squad.
Robert Gibbs graduated from Auburn High in 1989, in the same class as novelist Ace Atkins and LEGO artist Eric Harshbarger.
Robert Gibbs attended North Carolina State University, serving as goalkeeper for the North Carolina State Wolfpack soccer team from 1990 to 1992.
Robert Gibbs quickly rose through the ranks of Browder's staff, rising to become the representative's executive assistant in Washington, DC Robert Gibbs returned to Alabama in 1996 to work on Browder's unsuccessful Senate campaign that year.
In 1997, Robert Gibbs was press secretary for Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina and, in 1998, was spokesman for Senator Fritz Hollings' successful re-election campaign.
Robert Gibbs worked in the campaigns of two other senators, and served as communications director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, before taking the position of press secretary of John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
Early in the 2004 presidential campaign, Robert Gibbs was the press secretary of Democratic candidate John Kerry.
On November 11,2003, Robert Gibbs resigned from Kerry's campaign after the candidate abruptly fired his campaign manager, Jim Jordan.
Robert Gibbs was replaced by Stephanie Cutter, a former spokeswoman for Ted Kennedy.
Robert Gibbs joined Barack Obama's 2004 US Senate campaign as communications director in mid-April 2004 and remained with the senator through the first two years of Obama's term.
Robert Gibbs is credited with guiding Obama through those first years and molding his rise on the national scene.
Robert Gibbs adopted a policy of rapid response to claims by conservative news outlets that questioned Obama's religious upbringing.
Robert Gibbs was widely blamed by news media executives for "holding hostage" reporters, while Obama and Hillary Clinton met for the first time after a heavily contested Democratic primary season.
On 22 November 2008, it was announced by the Obama transition team that Robert Gibbs would be the White House Press Secretary for the Obama administration.
Robert Gibbs assumed the role of press secretary on 20 January 2009, and gave his first official briefing on January 22,2009.
On 5 January 2011, Robert Gibbs announced that he would leave the White House to become an outside adviser to the Administration.
Robert Gibbs formally left the position on February 11,2011.
On February 12,2013, it was announced that Robert Gibbs had been hired as a contributor for cable news channel MSNBC.
In June 2012, Robert Gibbs was appointed to the board of directors of Yelp.
In June 2013, it was announced that Robert Gibbs and Ben LaBolt co-founded a strategic communications practice called The Incite Agency, where he was a partner until 2015.
Robert Gibbs left Incite in 2015 to become chief communications officer for McDonald's Corporation, an office he held until his departure from the company in October 2019.
In June 2024, Robert Gibbs was announced as Head of Communications for Warner Bros.
Robert Gibbs is married to Mary Catherine Robert Gibbs, an attorney, and lives in Alexandria, Virginia with their son, Ethan.