Patrick R. Donahoe From Wikipedia, the free reference book Bounce to navigationJump to seek Patrick Donahoe Patrick R. Donahoe 2013 (cropped).jpg 73rd United States Postmaster General In office December 6, 2010 – February 1, 2015 President Barack Obama Deputy Ronald Stroman Gone before by Jack Potter Succeeded by Megan Brennan Individual points of interest Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Education University of Pittsburgh (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA) Patrick R. Donahoe was the 73rd United States Postmaster General, having been selected to the post on October 25, 2010. A 35-year veteran of the Postal Service, he answered to the Postal Service Board of Governors. Prior to being Postmaster, Donahoe filled in as the nineteenth delegate postmaster general. He entered the Postal Service as an assistant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][2] Donahoe is a 1977 alumni of the University of Pittsburgh where he studied financial matter