ROBIN RIGGS is the Vice President and General Counsel for the Salt Lake Chamber. He has been with the Chamber for five years.  His first job out of law school was as Associate General Counsel to the Utah Legislature. He then rose to greater prominence in the public policy arena when he was asked by newly elected Governor Mike Leavitt in 1992 to be his General Counsel. In 1997, Robin left state government to create RRJ Consulting, a consulting and lobbying firm. In 1999 he went to work for U S West, where he was Vice President for Policy & Law and Director of Public Affairs. After the merger with Qwest he was named President of Qwest for Utah. In 2003, newly appointed Salt Lake Chamber President Lane Beattie asked Robin to join him at the Chamber as Vice President and General Counsel. In addition to his Chamber position Robin also does business development and government affairs consulting. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of WebBank. Robin received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and his law and masters of public administration degrees from Brigham Young University. He is very active in the community, having served on numerous boards, including: This is the Place Heritage Park Foundation; Salt Lake Olympic Bid Committee; Travelers Aid Society; Valley Mental Health; University of Utah Crimson Club; BYU Law School Alumni Association; Sterling Singers; Abramyan String Quartet; and Utah Lawyers for the Arts. Robin is a member of the Utah State Bar, the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, the Utah Constitutional Revision Commission, the Utah Foundation, and the Privatization Policy Board. He is active in his church, in which he has served in several administrative and teaching capacities. Robin grew up in Salt Lake City.  He currently resides in Sandy with his wife Patricia and six beautiful children, including twin baby girls born in 2007!