Robert Doar

Who is Robert Doar?

Robert Doar is a former Commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Administration. He was appointed to the position by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on January 8, 2007. He maintained the Administration’s focus on work, placing over 75,000 recipients of benefits into jobs each year and expanding access to work support programs like Food Stamps and the Earned Income Tax Credit. Commissioner Doar also worked to promote responsible fatherhood, both through increased collection of child support payments, and by creating programs like NYC DADS, which encourage fathers to take an active role in their children’s emotional lives.

Within the Administration he worked to promote staff advancement and leadership, reduce operating costs, and bring more of HRA’s services online. He was the 30th Commissioner of the Human Resources Administration.

Doar was born in Washington, DC, the son of former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights John Doar, an instrumental figure in the American civil rights movement, and Anne Leffingwell Doar. He has one sister, Gael, and two brothers, Michael and Burke.

He attended St. Ann’s School, Phillips Academy and Princeton University.