After earning a B.S. in Economics ('66) and an M.B.A. in Finance ('68) Dave Petrone went on to a distinguished business career. He is chairman of Housing Capital Company, a joint venture with US Bancorp that he started with a business partner, and also chair of Petrone Petri & Company, a real estate investment firm. Previously, he was vice chairman at Wells Fargo & Co. in San Francisco, where he spent 19 years.
His success as a business leader has translated directly into an outstanding history of service leadership for UO.
PHILANTHROPIST AND UO SERVICE LEADER
Petrone has dedicated many years of service to the UO, and made major philanthropic contributions to the university:
• Served on UO Board of Trustees, 1991-2001, where he oversaw Campaign Oregon and served on the investment committee; trustee emeritus, 2002-present.
• Served on the Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Council and the Lundquist College of Business Dean's Advisory Council.
• Received the Presidential Medal from the University of Oregon in 1999.
• Set up a faculty endowment in the School of Journalism and Communication as part of $1 million he gave to the university in 2001, a gift which also benefitted Autzen Stadium and the Knight Library.
• Donated $2.5 million in 2004 to support student scholarships, new classrooms and laboratories, an endowed librarian position, funds for sports marketing and a new health research center.
Petrone's philanthropic work extends well beyond the UO. He has served on the board for the Eastside Preparatory School in East Palo Alto, a college preparatory school for grades 6-12 that serves minority students. His other board service includes both business and non-profit entities: Jacobs Engineering, Alexandria Real Estate, Spieker Properties, Finelite, Inc., The Exploratorium and San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
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