Robert L. Stevenson is President & CEO of Eastman Machine Company, a family owned and operated business since 1888. Mr. Stevenson is a 1969 graduate of St. Paul School; in 1973 he received a B.A. from Yale University; upon graduation from Yale he joined Eastman Machine Company as a full time employee. During his tenure at Eastman, he has filled a variety of roles such as: Service Manager, VP of Manufacturing, Corporate Treasurer, and was named President in 1983. In 1988, he and his brother, Wade, purchased the company from their father; thereby becoming the fourth generation Stevenson to own and operate Eastman.

In addition to his career at Eastman, Mr. Stevenson currently serves as Chairman of the World Trade Center of Buffalo, and also Chairman of the Child and Family Services Foundation, (the oldest and largest social service organization in Buffalo), in addition to his role on the Board of Directors of United Way; formerly he was Chairman of Medaille College, a small liberal arts college in Buffalo, NY.; and he has served as trustee of the Albright Knox Art Gallery, the Buffalo Red Cross, and the Elmwood Franklin School.

Mr. Stevenson is married and resides in Buffalo with his wife; they have six grown children.