Robert A. McDonald

Barack ObamaWhite House

OVERVIEW:

BORN:
June 20, 1953
Gary, Indiana

EDUCATION:
U.S. Military Academy (BS)
University of Utah (MBA)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
2009-2013:
President and Chief Executive Officer, Procter & Gamble
2014-2017:
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs  

PORTRAIT:

Department of Veterans Affairs Photo

RESOURCES:

President Barack Obama talks with Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald aboard Air Force One on the flight to Charlotte, N.C., to address the American Legion’s 96th National Convention, Aug. 26, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Department of Veterans Affairs
Miller Center
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, convenes a cabinet engagement meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 5, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Nomination, 6/29/2014 (WP, NYT, NYT, WSJ)
Profile (NYT, 7/29/2014)
Profile (CBS News, 11/9/2014)
Lying About Special Operations, 2/24/2015 (Military Times, WP, NYT)
Profile (WP, 11/11/2015)