Douglas Mackinney, a native of Virginia, but living in France for more than 30 years, started his professional life as an engineer after getting a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Virginia. But finding that engineering was not his calling, he used an MBA to switch to a treasury career. He started at Seagram in New York then moved to Paris and continued his career at Thomson which later became Technicolor Creative Studios, rising to SVP Treasury before he retired in 2024. He is the incumbent AARO treasurer. a native of Virginia, but living in France for more than 30 years, started his professional life as an engineer after getting a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Virginia. But finding that engineering was not his thing, he used an MBA to switch to a treasury career. He started at Seagram in New York then moved to Paris and continued his career at Thomson which later became Technicolor Creative Studios, rising to his current position as SVP Treasury. He is the incumbent AARO treasurer.