David N. Campbell


David Campbell is a technology executive, corporate board member, and the founder and chairman of All Hands and Hearts, nonprofit natural disaster response and rebuild organization. In 1997, he was appointed as the president of BBN Technologies of Cambridge, Mass. by then-president Bill Clinton. Campbell has also served 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 Cancer Institute Council, the Buffalo United Way campaign, the Erie County IDA, and the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce.

Personal life

Campbell was born in November 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. He is the recipient of honorary doctorates from both Niagara University and Canisius College, Citizen of the year from The Buffalo News, the 2013 Richard Cornuelle Award and the Encore.org 2014 Symetra Purpose Prize.
Campbell started his career in 1963 with IBM and then left to join Computer Task Group. He is married to Gay Wind Campbell and the couple have 4 children.

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