Robert Gibbs serves as the Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer for Warner Bros. Discovery where he oversees the company’s global corporate and business communications as well as government relations and public affairs. 

Known for effectively positioning companies, candidates, and clients during times of transformation and subsequent success, Gibbs has 30 years of communications and public policy experience ranging from Fortune 500 companies to The White House.

Before joining WBD in June 2024, Gibbs served as a Partner at Bully Pulpit International, a strategic communications, public affairs, and corporate reputation advisory firm. Prior to that, he spent more than four years as the Executive Vice President for Corporate Relations and Global Chief Communications Officer for McDonald’s, where he oversaw global corporate communications, internal and executive communications, government relations and public affairs work. At McDonald’s, Gibbs globalized the communications function, led communications strategy for the successful launch of McDonald’s delivery service, and led the creation of the brand’s “America’s Best First Job” campaign.

Prior to McDonald’s, Gibbs was a trusted advisor to President Obama for almost a decade. He began working for Obama in 2004 as Communications Director for his U.S. Senate campaign and held the same job in Obama’s U.S. Senate office and during his 2008 presidential campaign. Gibbs was the first White House Press Secretary for the Obama Administration, serving from 2009 - 2011 and later worked as a Senior Advisor to President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.

Gibbs, a graduate of North Carolina State University, serves on the Board of Directors of Yelp.