Robert McDonald

Robert McDonald, Ph.D. has extensive work experience in the field of conservation biology and sustainable land-use. Robert began their career as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University in 2004. From 2006 to 2008, they served as a David H. Smith Conservation Biology Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Design. In 2008, they joined The Nature Conservancy, where they held various roles including Senior Scientist for Sustainable Land-Use, Lead Scientist for Cities, and currently serves as the Lead Scientist for Nature-based Solutions at TNC-Europe. Throughout their career, they have focused on researching the impact and dependencies of communities on the natural world, studying nature-based solutions to increase resilience in the face of climate change and improve human health and well-being. Robert has also provided scientific support and strategic advice to conservation projects around the globe and has been involved in directing the science behind urban conservation work.

Robert McDonald, Ph.D. earned their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Ecology from Duke University in the years 2000 to 2004. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biology, General at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from 1998 to 2000. Robert also attended Chapel Hill High School, but no specific degree or field of study was provided.