[17][18] In 2023, Robbins's total compensation at Cisco was $31.8 million, up 37% from the previous year and representing a CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of 267-to-1.

[19] Robbins serves the World Economic Forum as the chair for the IT Governors Steering Committee and as a member of the International Business Council.

[22][23] In 2018, Robbins authored a statement on behalf of Business Roundtable that applauded bipartisan lawmakers working to reform immigration policies, while urging the White House “Administration to end immediately the policy of separating accompanied minors from their parents,” decrying the practice as “cruel and contrary to American values.”[24][25] Robbins spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2016, 2017,[26] and 2018, and at the 2019 WEF annual general meeting.

[29] Robbins also serves as honorary counsel to Destination: Home, a non-profit organization devoted to ending homelessness in Santa Clara County, where Cisco's headquarters is located.

[30] Robbins is a fan of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, participates in social media, and is noted for his humor.