BOARD & STAFF

David A. Odahowski

David Odahowski has demonstrated leadership in various professional and community organizations. In addition to his role as President, CEO, and Board Member of the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, he is an advisor to the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center at Rollins College; a member of the Donors Forum of Central Florida's Executive Committee; and an Advisory Board member on the Nemours Children's Hospital Committee. As a member of the Florida Chamber Foundation's Board of Trustees, Mr. Odahowski serves as Vice Chair of the Caucus on Quality of Life & Quality Places. He also is a member of the Board of Directors for Florida's Blood Centers. Mr. Odahowski is a former member of the United Arts Board of Directors, the Community Foundation of Central Florida, and the Nonprofit Quarterly's Editorial Advisory Board; he also previously served as a Trustee of the Southeast Council on Foundations. He is a former Chairman and current Board Member of the Florida Philanthropic Network.

Mr. Odahowski came to the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in 1990 from the Wasie Foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He earned a Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a law degree from the Hamline University School of Law. He completed the Management Certificate Program at Rollins College's Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business.