ROBIN ALSTON started her career as a securities lawyer at Powell Goldstein in Atlanta and later joined the corporate law department at GlaxoSmithKline. Before joining A+E, Robin served as production counsel for several daytime syndicated talk shows, including The Martha Stewart Show, Judge Hatchett, Ricki Lake, John  Walsh and Jane Pauley. Robin is a trustee at the Cathedral School of St. John the Divine in New York City. Robin received an Economics degree from Spelman College and a J.D. from The Duke University School of Law.