Robert McDonald

Rob was born in Jarrow in the north east of England and is a proud ‘Geordie’. He trained and practiced as a psychiatric nurse and then moved into management. Rob holds an MA in Management and is a Chartered Manager. He has held senior level posts such as Managing Director and CEO in both the public and private sectors. He is also a Justice of the Peace. Rob has significant experience in corporate governance having held nonexecutive Director roles in several public and private sector organisations. Rob is interested in co-production activity and service development as well as ensuring communities and stakeholders can influence decision making.