Robert W. MacDonald (born February 11, 1943) is an American insurance entrepreneur, business consultant, blogger, and author of business books. MacDonald began his career as a door-to-door salesman and became a CEO of three major insurance companies. He was president of ITT Life Insurance Company, and was a founder and CEO of Life USA. He sold Life USA in 1999 to Allianz SE for $540 million and became CEO of Allianz Life of North America before retiring in 2002.