Robby Teas is the external relations manager for the Archer Center. In this role, he oversees alumni relations, stakeholder engagement, and donor stewardship. He manages the Archer Center Trust and works closely with the Archer Fellow Alumni Association and the Archer Center Advisory Board. He also provides operational support for special initiatives and projects, including the UT System Texas Legislative Internship Program.
Robby brings a combined background in higher education, outreach, and government to his role with the Archer Center. As a Spring 2014 Archer Fellow, Robby was a policy and government affairs intern for The Wilderness Society. From 2019 to 2022, he was operations manager for Purdue University’s Institute for a Sustainable Future, supporting faculty on interdisciplinary environmental research projects. Prior to his time at Purdue, he worked for the Irish Consulate in Austin as a regional outreach officer, leading engagement efforts with the Irish community in Texas and surrounding states. Robby also spent two sessions in the Texas House of Representatives as a legislative aide for the Office of Texas State Representative Jim Murphy (HD-133).
Originally from the Houston area, Robby earned his B.A. in geography from The University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in public administration from Purdue University Global. He and his wife Elizabeth, an Archer Fellow alumna, met while in Washington, D.C., and have a son. Robby enjoys exploring Austin and the surrounding areas with his family, visiting Big Bend National Park, playing baseball for the Austin Senators sandlot team, and seeing movies at Alamo Drafthouse.