Jim McDonald , Vice-President for Policy and Program
As Vice President for Policy and Program the Rev. James L. McDonald manages the organization’s work on policy issues and their programs of advocacy, education and social change. Before assuming his duties as vice president, Jim was an international policy analyst and led Bread for the World’s effort to secure debt relief for the world's poorest countries.
Previously Jim served as director of the Humphrey Fellowship Program at American University, and taught courses in world politics, U.S. foreign policy, and the international relations of Latin America at George Washington University and American University. As a Presbyterian minister, he served congregations in Bloomington, IN, Philadelphia, PA, and in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Jim holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from American University, an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York, and a B.A. from Princeton University.
