Robinson hails from Jinja, Uganda. He completed his undergraduate studies with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Statistics at Makerere University with a focus in Research and Statistics, While at Makerere University Robinson participated actively in student leadership, where he was the chairman of Mess Ministers and championed the welfare of students. After graduation, Robinson joined the Uganda Bureau of Statistics as a Field Interviewer/Researcher on the Uganda Demographic Health Survey for 2011. Prior to that post he presented a paper on gender and domestic violence in low developing countries at the 2nd ISIbalo Young African Statisticians Conference in Pretoria, South Africa. Before joining GHC, Robinson was completing his Master's in Economic Policy and Planning at Makerere University in Uganda.