Robert L. “Bob” McDonald is an incorporator and director of CedarStone Bank and serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. McDonald was born and raised in Nashville in the Donelson community.

He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a BA in Economics. He began his banking career in Nashville in 1985 and was named Community President of SunTrust Bank in Wilson County in June, 1995. 

In April 2003, Mr. McDonald and eight other business and community leaders formed CedarStone Bank, headquartered in Lebanon, TN. His local civic activities include: past president and board member of the Wilson County Community Help Center, past chairman and board member of the United Way of Wilson County, past president and board member of the Wilson County Chapter of the American Heart Association, past chairman and board member of the Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, past board member of the Mt. Juliet/West Wilson Chamber of Commerce.  Bob also served on the Board of Trust of the Andrew Jackson Foundation, and was a Regent, Vice Regent, Treasurer, and Chair of several committees.  He was a recipient of the 2001 Wilsonian of the Year Award presented by the Mt. Juliet/West Wilson Chamber of Commerce, recipient of the 2004 Business Person of the Year Award and the 2009 Friend of Education Award presented by the Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce.  Currently, Bob serves on the Board of Trust of Cumberland University, and has chaired numerous committees over the years and is a past Board Chair.  Bob is a long-time member of the Lebanon Noon Rotary Club.