Robert Alan McDonald (born June 20, 1953) served as the eighth United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
He is the retired chairman, president, and CEO of Procter & Gamble.On July 29, 2014, the U.S.
Senate voted 97–0 to confirm McDonald as President Barack Obama's choice to succeed General Eric Shinseki as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and on July 30, 2014, he was sworn into office.