Ross McDonald

Ross McDonald began their work experience in 1991 as a Corporate Finance - Senior Advisor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ross then moved on to become the Group Commercial Manager at Spotless Group from 1995 to 2000. In 2001, they joined Sensis as the Online Strategy and Development Manager until 2003 when they became the CFO at Benetas until 2006. Ross then worked as the CFO - Australia at MYOB from 2007 to 2009. In 2009, they founded Capital Guardians and served as the Executive Director. Finally, in 2012, they became the Chief Executive at Local Guardians.

Ross McDonald attended Geelong Grammar School from 1984 to 1987 for their high school education. Ross then went on to the University of Melbourne from 1988 to 1991, where they earned a Bachelor's Degree in B.Comm Economics. In 1992, Ross completed a Professional Year at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Following that, they pursued an Associate's Degree at the Financial Services Institute of Australia from 1993 to 1994. Ross later attended Melbourne Business School in 2006 and 2007, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.).