Robert Theobald (June 11, 1929 – November 27, 1999) was an American private consulting economist and futurist author.
In economics, he was best known for his writings on the economics of abundance and his advocacy of a Basic Income Guarantee.
Theobald was a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Triple Revolution in 1964, and later listed in the top 10 most influential living futurists in The Encyclopedia of the Future.