Background
MacDonald, Robert Roger was born on October 31, 1944 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Milford Webster and Elizabeth Macdonald.
venture capital company executive
MacDonald, Robert Roger was born on October 31, 1944 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Milford Webster and Elizabeth Macdonald.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1966; Master of Electrical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1967; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1973.
Assistant to vice president, Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, 1967-1968; general partner, Idanta Partners, San Diego, 1973-1978; president, chief operating officer, Lifeline Systems, Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, 1978-1984; president, chief operating officer, Profit Key International, Inc., Salem, N.H., 1984-1986; general partner, Plant Resources Venture Funds, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1986. Board directors Zynaxis Cell Sciences, Philadelphia, Aqua Group, Inc., Tampa, Florida, BioTrol, Inc., Chaska, Minnesota, Meridian Instruments, Inc., Okemos, Michigan.
Served to First lieutenant United States Army, 1968-1971. Member National Venture Capital Association, New England Venture Capital Association.
Married Barbara Jane Schroeder, October 19, 1968. Children: Bill, Nathaniel, Bob.