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Gordon P. Robertson

Gordon Perry Robertson (born June 4, 1958) is the President of the Christian Broadcasting Network, President of Operation Blessing International, and Chancellor of Regent University.[1] He is the main host of The 700 Club,[2] the show founded by his father, Pat Robertson.

For other people named Gordon Robertson, see Gordon Robertson (disambiguation).

Gordon Robertson

Gordon Perry Robertson

(1958-06-04) June 4, 1958

  • Media executive
  • Attorney
  • Speaker
  • University Chancellor
  • Author

1961–present

Katharyn Robertson
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(m. 1989)​

3

Absalom Willis Robertson (grandfather)

Non-denominational

Member, Board of Directors, Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN)

Early life[edit]

Robertson was born in New York City to Pat and Adelia (née Elmer) Robertson. His father had graduated from Yale Law School and would soon earn his Master of Divinity at The Biblical Seminary in New York. His mother, Dede, had a Master of Nursing degree from Yale School of Nursing.[3] When Robertson was two years old, his father and mother started Christian Broadcasting Network in Portsmouth, Virginia.


Raised in Virginia, Robertson attended The McCallie School, a college-preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee and graduated cum laude in 1976.[4] He graduated from Yale in 1980, with a bachelor's degree in history. Following Yale, Robertson enrolled in Washington and Lee University School of Law, became a Burks Scholar in his third year, and received his juris doctor degree, cum laude, in 1984.

Early career[edit]

Robertson practiced law at Vandeventer, Black in Norfolk, Virginia, becoming a partner in 1989.[5] In 1994 on a short-term mission trip to India with Rev. John Giminez, Robertson had a profound religious experience that changed the course of his life.[1] He left the practice of law and moved his family to the Philippines to start the Asian Center for Missions.[1]


In Manila in 1994, Robertson partnered with Dr. Miguel Alvarez of Asian School of Christian Ministries to begin a school to train and send Filipino missionaries throughout the world. From an initial class of 12 missionaries in November 1994, ACM became the largest missionary organization in the Philippines.[6]

Operation Blessing[edit]

Robertson began working with Operation Blessing International in 1995 as President and Founder of Operation Blessing Philippines.[23] He then founded Obor Berkat in Indonesia, Operation Blessing India, Operation Blessing Thailand, and Operation Blessing China. In 2018, he became the President of Operation Blessing International, assuming the position after Bill Horan.[24][25]

Chancellor of Regent University[edit]

Robertson was named Chancellor of Regent University on 10 July 2023 after the passing of his father Pat, who held the role since the school's inception [26]

Personal life[edit]

Robertson met Katharyn (née Banks) in 1988 and they married in 1989.[27] They live in Virginia and have three children and 1 grandchild.[1]


His grandfather, Absalom Willis Robertson, was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Virginia.[28]

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