Robin grew up in Southern California attending an immigrant Korean church and came to faith as a teen. During his college years at UC Berkeley, he dove deep into the church and missions, even contemplating a life of tent-making missions in the Middle East which led him to take his first job out of college at ARCO Oil Company. During his years in the business world, Robin sensed an increasing burden for theological training, which led him to pursue studies at Westminster Theological Seminary. He served as an associate pastor at King’s Church for 11 years, and as executive director of MTW’s Southeast Asia Partnership, working alongside church pastors and MTW missionaries to help mobilize people and resources for the field.

Before joining MTW in 2024, Robin served as executive pastor at New Life Presbyterian Church in Escondido for seven years. Now as director of MTW’s West Coast region, Robin focuses his passion for global missions in mobilizing God’s people for the Great Commission.

Robin has been married to his wife Irene, whom he met on a short-term mission trip, for 24 years. Together, they have a daughter and three sons.