Overview

Gender

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Mr. O'Donnell is Chairman of Centerplate which manages approximately 250 foodservice operations in the leisure and recreation markets throughout the U.S. These venues include convention centers, college and professional sports stadiums, amphitheaters, ski areas, amusement parks and theaters. In addition, the company owns and operates a number of recreation-oriented facilities including ski areas, movie theaters and restaurants. For the past twenty seven years, Mr. O'Donnell has owned Allied Advertising Agency, the leading print advertising agency in the motion picture industry.

Mr. O'Donnell graduated from Harvard College in 1967 and Harvard Business School in 1971. From 1971 until 1976, he was the Associate Dean of Students for the MBA program and later served as the Administrative Director for the Program for Management Development, both at Harvard Business School.

Mr. O'Donnell was a member of the Board of Overseers at Harvard University from 1999 to 2005; for the past 20 years has been a Director of the Associates of Harvard Business School and a member of various Visiting Committees at Harvard College. Mr. O'Donnell is also a Trustee of Malden Catholic High School and the Winsor School. Mr. O'Donnell received The Richard T. Flood Award from Harvard College in 1992 and in 1997, has served as an elected Director of the Harvard Alumni Association and in 2005 he received the Alumni Achievement Award from the Harvard Business School, its most important honor.

Mr. O'Donnell is a Trustee of the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and founder of the Joey Fund. He received The Outstanding Service Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in 1983, 1986, and 1989. Additionally, he was awarded the Breath of Life Award in 1994, the Foundation's highest honor. Currently, he is Chairman of the $175 M Milestones to a Cure CF Capital Campaign.

Mr. O'Donnell serves as a Trustee of the Children's Hospital Trust, an Overseer at the Boston Boys & Girls Club, is a member of the Genetics Advisory Board at Massachusetts General Hospital and is a Board of Associates Member for Whitehead Institute. Mr. O'Donnell also serves as a Trustee for The Perkins School for the Blind Trust Board. In 2001, Mr. O'Donnell was appointed by President Bush to the Presidents Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Mr. O'Donnell lives in Belmont, Massachusetts with his wife Katherine and two daughters, Kate and Casey.