Speaker

Paul McDonald

Paul McDonald is senior executive director at Robert Half, which specializes in talent solutions for the finance and accounting, administrative and customer support, marketing and creative, technology, and legal fields. He oversees partnerships and alliances for the company as well as serving as the chief spokesperson. McDonald writes and speaks frequently on hiring, workplace and career management topics. Over the course of more than 35 years in the recruiting field, he has advised thousands of company leaders on talent solutions and job seekers on getting hired and career mapping.

 

McDonald joined Robert Half in 1984 as a recruiter for financial and accounting professionals in Boston, following a public accounting career with Price Waterhouse. In the 1990s, he became president of the Western United States overseeing all of the company’s operations in the region. McDonald became senior executive director of the finance and accounting project-based practice group in 2000 and assumed his current role in 2012. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from St. Bonaventure University in New York.