Robert Ciranko
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| Born | (1947-03-09) March 9, 1947 (age 77) |
| Occupation | President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (since 2014)[1][2][3] |
| Movement | Jehovah's Witnesses |
| Spouse | Ketra B. Bates (m. 1978) |
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Robert Louis Ciranko (born March 9, 1947) is the current president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (2014–), the principal corporation of Jehovah's Witnesses.[1][2][3]
Born in March 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., Ciranko grew up in a Hungarian immigrant family. All four of his grandparents were members of the Jehovah's Witnesses denomination.[4] Robert Ciranko married Ketra Bates in 1978.[5][4]
He replaced Don Alden Adams as president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania in 2014.[1] Ciranko is considered a "helper" to the Governing Body, which maintains authority over the Watch Tower Society and related corporations.[6]
The Governing Body members make the final decisions, but the helpers implement the committee's direction and carry out whatever assignments they are given.
| Preceded by | President of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania 2014- |
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