Make-A-Wish America has announced that Richard K. Davis will become its new CEO, effective Jan. 2, 2019.
Davis is best known for his tenure with U.S. Bancorp, were he served as executive chairman. president and CEO. He also has been a keynote speaker at the National Settlement Services Summit.
“Richard is very much dedicated to the Make-A-Wish mission of creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses and we are excited to see him leading the organization forward,” Make-A-Wish Chairman David Clark said in a release. “He brings decades of experience leading large teams and organizations and we feel he is exactly the right person to lead us into the next chapter.”
Davis also has served on many not-for-profit boards for more than 30 years, including Goodwill, United Way, YMCA, the University of Minnesota Foundation and the University of San Diego.
“I have always been inspired by the remarkable work of Make-A-Wish and the organization's ability to fulfill wishes for children undergoing treatment for critical illnesses,” Davis said. “I am very grateful for this opportunity to lead Make-A-Wish and to join the remarkable staff and countless volunteers who participate in granting a wish every 34 minutes of each day.”