Doug Macdonald

Doug MacDonald is a Senior Advisor to ITE, bringing deep expertise in industrial transportation, with a particular focus on the rail sector and supply chain management. Over a 35-year career at Canadian National Railway Co. (CN), Doug held senior executive roles spanning operations, growth, information technology, and sales & marketing. As Executive Vice President, he helped lead CN’s transformation into a modern, data-driven freight operator—guiding critical advancements in supply chain strategy, go-to-market execution, and enterprise-wide systems integration. His experience spans the full spectrum of freight logistics, with a nuanced understanding of railcar assets, commodity flows, regulatory policy, and shipper needs across both the U.S. and Canadian markets.

Doug currently serves on the Board of Directors of American Industrial Transport, an ITE portfolio company.