Robert W. McDonald is currently the Chair at Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Prior to this, they were the Vice President, Strategy and Policy at Interact for Health from January 2020 to August 2020. Robert has also held the position of Senior Officer for the Advancement of Underserved Learners at KnowledgeWorks from July 2015 to January 2017. Other notable positions include Vice President/Senior Program Officer - School Improvement Division at KnowledgeWorks Foundation from August 2000 to April 2007 and Founding President at EDWorks, a subsidiary of KnowledgeWorks from April 2007 to July 2015. McDonald has also worked as the Corporate Communications and Media Coordinator at Student Loan Funding Resources, Inc. from October 1997 to March 1999.
Robert W. McDonald has a Bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School Executive Education Program, and a Mini-MBA in Business Administration from Miami University School of Business.