Donald K. Ross

Donald K. Ross is the chair of the board of Directors of Greenpeace USA. He is a principal and founding partner of the PR, lobbying and political consulting firm M+R Strategic Services and its affiliated Albany, New York lobbying firm, Malkin & Ross.

A biographical note states that Ross "joined Ralph Nader as a consumer attorney, then as director of Nader's Citizen Action Group. He went on to organize many of the nation's Public Interest Research Groups and served nine years as director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

"Ross' extensive work on behalf of foundations has led him to form a new firm to advise individual donors and small philanthropies on grant-making strategies," it states.


 * Founder, Public Interest Projects
 * Former Chair, TechRocks

Official Biography
"Donald Ross, Principal, is a founding partner of M&R and its affiliate, Malkin & Ross, a top 10 lobbying firm in Albany, NY. Donald has been helping shape public policy since 1970, when he joined Ralph Nader as a consumer attorney, then as director of Nader's Citizen Action Group. He went on to organize many of the nation's Public Interest Research Groups and served nine years as director of the New York PIRG, which under his direction grew to be the largest state-based citizen action group in the country. From 1985 through 1999, Donald directed the Rockefeller Family Fund, and he continues to provide philanthropic advice to individual donors and private foundations. He has authored various studies on public policy issues, including two books on citizen advocacy. Donald currently serves on the board of the League of Conservation Voters and is chair of the board of Greenpeace US (Greenpeace Incorporated)." 

Contact Information

 * Donald K. Ross
 * M+R Strategic Services
 * Website: http://www.mrss.com
 * Email: dkross AT DonaldKRoss.net

Clients
Donald Ross's PR, lobby and political consulting firm, M+R Strategic Services discloses an extensive list of clients on its website including:
 * American Council of Chief Defenders
 * Aseptic Packaging Council
 * Association for Small Foundations
 * Atlantic Philanthropies
 * Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group
 * Alaska Conservation Foundation
 * Alaska Oceans Program
 * American Farmland Trust
 * Bitterrooters for Planning
 * Bread for the World
 * Brainerd Foundation
 * Beldon Fund
 * Bauman Foundation
 * Campaign for America's Wilderness
 * Collaborative Defense Campaign
 * David and Lucile Packard Foundation
 * Defenders of Wildlife
 * Del Cerro Handwoven Textiles
 * Delano Collection
 * Denturists
 * Divine Chocolate
 * Dupont
 * Environmental Defense
 * Earthjustice
 * Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues
 * Frederick W. Cook & Co.
 * Friends of Hudson River Park
 * Harder Foundation
 * Hewlett Foundation
 * Heritage Forest Campaign
 * Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
 * Human Rights First
 * International Dairy Foods Association
 * Island Press
 * JEHT Foundation
 * Jennifer Altman Foundation
 * League of Conservation Voters
 * Lazar Foundation
 * Marisla Foundation
 * Maryland League of Conservation Voters
 * Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
 * Montana Conservation Voters
 * Montana Smart Growth
 * Montana Trial Lawyers Association
 * National Direct Student Loan Coalition
 * New York City Pharmacists Society
 * National Environmental Trust
 * Natural Resources Defense Council
 * Natural Trails and Waters Coalition
 * The Nature Conservancy
 * National Parks Conservation Association
 * National Wildlife Federation
 * New York League of Conservation Voters
 * Onondaga Nation
 * Oxfam America
 * Patagonia
 * Physicians for Social Responsibility
 * Pratt Center for Community and Development
 * Public Interest Projects
 * Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
 * Rockefeller Brothers Foundation
 * Rockefeller Family Fund
 * Quick Feat International
 * The Rodale Institute
 * Save Our Environment (The Partnership Project)
 * Save Our Wild Salmon
 * Scenic Hudson
 * Shearman & Sterling
 * State Banking Regulators
 * Sustainable Cotton Project
 * Sapelo Foundation
 * Turner Foundation
 * Union of Concerned Scientists
 * The Wilderness Society
 * Trustees for Alaska
 * World Wildlife Fund
 * W.K. Kellogg Foundation
 * Wyss Foundation
 * Wilburforce Foundation
 * Wallace Global Fund

Articles and Resources

 * PRWatch.org, Ross's M&R Gets Rebuffed Trying to Paint DuPont Green, January 29, 2002.