Maxwell Robinson

Maxwell Robinson, PhD, is a Manager in Growth Strategy at Simon-Kucher since March 2022, following a role as a Senior Consultant. Previously, Maxwell served as a Fellow in System Design and Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from January 2018 to February 2022, where mentorship was provided by Prof Olivier de Weck. Maxwell's experience also includes a position as a Postdoctoral Associate in Chemical Engineering at MIT under Prof Karen K. Gleason and a Product Management Internship at Iron Mountain, where a sustainability initiative was led and presented to executives. An accomplished researcher, Maxwell contributed to developing strategies for integrating light active Photosystem I proteins into low-cost solar cells during a PhD tenure at Vanderbilt University. Maxwell holds a Master of Science in Engineering and Management from MIT Sloan School of Management, a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Vanderbilt University, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science with a Mathematics Minor from Trinity University.