man , ▁and ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁( CE O ) ▁of ▁Car n ival ▁Corporation ▁& ▁pl c ▁since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁replacing ▁M icky ▁Ar ison . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Donald ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁St . ▁August ine ▁High ▁School . ▁▁ ▁Donald ▁holds ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁Car leton ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁from ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁Of ▁Chicago ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁Of ▁Business ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Donald ▁started ▁his ▁career , ▁working ▁at ▁M ons anto ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁served ▁various ▁positions ▁over ▁ 2 3 ▁years , ▁including ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁at ▁M ons anto ' s ▁nut r ition ▁and ▁consumer ▁se ctors ▁and ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁parent ▁company . ▁ ▁Donald ▁joined ▁Car n ival ▁as ▁CE O ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁had ▁roughly ▁double d , ▁to ▁$ 5 1 ▁billion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁f ined ▁$ 4 1 ▁million ▁for ▁f als ifying ▁records ▁concerning ▁illegal ▁dump ing ▁of ▁o ily