David N. Campbell

David N. Campbell
David Campbell
Born
(1941-11-04) November 4, 1941 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
Known forAll Hands And Hearts - Smart Response

David Campbell (born November 4, 1941) is an American technology executive, corporate board member, and the founder of All Hands and Hearts, a nonprofit natural disaster response and rebuild organization.[1][2] In 1997,while president of BBN Technologies of Cambridge, Mass., he was appointed by by then-president Bill Clinton to the Advisory Committee to the President's[3] Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection. Campbell also was CEO of public companies Computer Task Group and Xpedior, and as a member of the Board of Directors of public companies Tektronix, M&T Bank, MRO Software, and Gibraltar Industries; as Trustee at both Niagara University and SUNY-Buffalo; as chairman for civic organizations including Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Council, the Buffalo United Way campaign, the Erie County IDA, and the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce.[4]

Personal life

Campbell was born on November 4, 1941. He is originally from Buffalo, New York and earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Buffalo in 1966, where he has served as a trustee ; after receiving a Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics from Niagara University in 1963.[5] He is the recipient of honorary doctorates from both Niagara University and Canisius College,[6][4] Citizen of the year from The Buffalo News,[6] the 2013 Richard Cornuelle Award and the Encore.org 2014 Symetra Purpose Prize.[7]

Campbell started his career in 1963 with IBM and then left to join Computer Task Group.[5] He is married to Gay Wind Campbell and the couple have 4 children.

Honors and awards

  • 2015 Wins the Points of Light Award
  • 2015 St Vincent de Paul medal, Vincentian Heritage Convocation[8]
  • 2014 Encore.org Purpose Prize Award winner
  • 2013 Richard Cornuelle Award for Social Entrepreneurship, Manhattan Institute
  • 2006 Encore.org Purpose Prize Fellow
  • 1993 Man of the Year, Buffalo News

Bibliography

Books authored by Campbell

  • Campbell, David (2015), All Hands: The Evolution of a Volunteer-Powered Disaster Response Organization
  • Campbell, David (2014), Being There: The Creation of a Cool, Happy, and Surprisingly Effective Disaster Response Organization

Technology Patents

  • Dec 03, 2002, US# 6,490,458 B1 "Portable phone bank"
  • Nov 26, 2002, US# 6,487,284 B1 "Card pay telephone with speed dialing"

References

  1. ^ "Alfred State holds 103rd commencement". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  2. ^ "He is using his management savvy to build a highly effective disaster relief organization dispatching volunteers around the world". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  3. ^ Powers, Kevin (August 25, 1997). "Former senator to join IT security team -". GCN. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  4. ^ a b "All Hands Volunteers Founder David Campbell to Speak at Commencement". www.alfredstate.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. ^ a b Campbell, David (2015-09-29). "All Hands: the evolution of a volunteer-powered disaster response organization". Greenleaf Book Group. ISBN 978-1-63299-062-4. OCLC 922373090. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  6. ^ a b "All Hands Volunteers founder to speak at ASC commencement". The Wellsville Daily Reporter. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  7. ^ "All Hands Volunteers 2013 Annual Report". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  8. ^ "Six Honored During Vincentian Heritage Convocation". 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2020-07-31.