About Tom

Tom Robins – President of Solid Foundation Consulting 

Cell: (405) 250-8207 Tom.Robins@SolidFoundationConsulting.com

Tom Robins is the President of Solid Foundation Consulting and a nationally recognized leader in public affairs and road safety.  

He founded the award-winning Energize for Safety Coalition focused on improving transportation safety in Oklahoma communities where energy is produced and transported. 

Next, Tom founded WorkZoneSafe.com, modernizing work zone safety education and engagement tools for new teen drivers.

Tom facilitates Oklahoma’s Autonomous Vehicle Working Group. Formed in 2018 by the Governor of Oklahoma and Chaired by the Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation. Participants represent state agencies, county, legislative, city, and private sector leaders, all interested in learning how the state can best prepare for autonomous vehicle technology deployment.

Before founding Solid Foundation Consulting, Tom served as Oklahoma’s Deputy Secretary of Energy. In this role, Tom worked with the public and state energy-related boards, agencies, and commissions to help implement the Governor's state energy plan. He also served as the Governors representative to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, the Southern States Energy Board, and the Western Governors Association.

Previously, Tom was a Manager of Government Affairs at Chesapeake Energy. He managed all employee political engagement on issues impacting the energy industry and built a multimillion-dollar corporate PAC campaign. 

Before moving to Oklahoma, Tom worked as the Coordinating Producer for Media and Broadcast Partnerships at George Washington University. In this role, Tom was the producer for Politics: From the Nation's Capital hosted by CBS Radio News veteran Sam Litzinger on XM Satellite and Washington Post Radio and The Kalb Report taped at the National Press Club hosted by award-winning journalist Marvin Kalb.

Before GW, Tom worked in Washington D.C. on the United State Senate Judiciary Committee staff, assisting with the confirmation hearings of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito on the United States Supreme Court.

Tom holds a B.A. in History from Utah State University and an M.A. in Political Management from The George Washington University. 

He lives in Edmond, Oklahoma, with his wife and three active boys, who all loudly cheer on the Oklahoma City Thunder.