Name Donald Ross | Role Author | |
Organizations founded New York Public Interest Research Group | ||
In the United States, Donald K. Ross is a public interest lawyer. Ross proposed the model of Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGS) with Ralph Nader. Ross became the first director of the NYPIRG (The New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc.).
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- Public Interest Research Groups PIRGS
- Law Firm Malkin and Ross
- Board member of environmental organizations
- References
He helped to found the Albany law firm of Malkin & Ross, and its associated advocacy organization M+R Strategic Services. He has served on the board of directors of environmental organizations.
Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGS)
While serving with Ralph Nader, Donald K. Ross wrote the book Action for a change, which proposed the organizational model for Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGS). He was the first director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. (NYPIRG).
Law Firm: Malkin and Ross
In 1984 he and Arthur Malkin founded the law firm Malkin & Ross, which is based in Albany, New York. Malkin and Ross later formed M+R Strategic Services, which is based in Washington, D.C.
Board member of environmental organizations
He has served as an adviser and officer of several non-profit organizations that are dedicated to public-interest causes, especially the environment. He served as an adviser to members of the Rockefeller Family from 1985 to 1999. In 2011, he was on the Boards of Directors for the League of Conservation Voters; that same year, he served as the chairperson of Greenpeace US.