Robin Gerber is the author of Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her (Harper/Collins), the bestselling biography of Ruth Handler. Her other books include popular advice book Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage, and Katharine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon. Her novel Eleanor vs. Ike imagines Eleanor Roosevelt as a candidate for President. Robin is an inspirational keynote speaker telling moving stories from the lives of great leaders. Her clients include major corporations, universities, colleges, girls’ schools, nonprofits and government agencies. Prior to becoming an author, Robin practiced law in Washington, D.C. and worked on Capitol Hill. She has studied and written about leadership development since 1975.