O’Neil Outar Joins The Greater Boston Food Bank
as Executive Vice President of Advancement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
O’Neil Outar Joins The Greater Boston Food Bank
as Executive Vice President of Advancement
He brings three decades of experience in development, engagement and communications to bear on
GBFB’s critical mission to address food insecurity
Boston, MA (November 29, 2023) – The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) recently announced the appointment of O’Neil Outar as Executive Vice President of Advancement.
In his role, Outar will oversee GBFB’s fundraising, communications and marketing strategy, departmental budgeting, public relations and public policy to engage external parties to donate financial support or in-kind services in support of hunger relief, as 1 in 3 Massachusetts residents face food insecurity.
“We enthusiastically welcome O’Neil to The Greater Boston Food Bank,” said Catherine D’Amato, GBFB President and CEO. “With more than three decades of senior fundraising and engagement management experience and transformative results, he will bring key knowledge and insights to our executive team and help us fortify our fundraising efforts and our evolving culture. With O’Neil on our team, GBFB will be better positioned to raise critical funds to meet the urgent and persistent need for food and contribute to the overall health of the communities we serve.”
Outar joins the Executive Leadership Team, working with the CEO, other members of the executive and senior leadership teams, Board of Directors, Board of Advisors, Board Committees and Emeriti Board to meet key advancement goals and increase GBFB’s food distribution to help close the meal gap in Eastern Massachusetts.
“It is an absolute pleasure to join The Greater Boston Food Bank, an organization that is unrelentingly dedicated to making measurable progress towards ending hunger in our local communities and beyond,” said Outar. “Hunger is impacting more than a third of families in Eastern Massachusetts and more than 10 percent of the U.S. and global populations. Unfortunately, due to interconnected social, climate and economic factors, this problem is getting worse quickly. I look forward to joining a great team and legions of volunteers and donors to address this urgent issue.”
Outar brings over 30 years of experience in leadership roles to GBFB, most recently serving as Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) since 2018, where he supported engagement opportunities for alumni, families and the institution’s museum patrons. His contributions enabled RISD to bolster financial aid and make campuswide improvements. Previously, Outar worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Alberta, Tufts University, University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University.
Currently a Special Adviser to The Guyana Foundation, a member of the Advisory Board for the Harvard Data Sciences Review, and an Advisor to Project Citizenship, Outar was a past member of the Board of Directors for Project Citizenship, trustee of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, a Commonwealth Study Conference Leader, a Ditchley Scholar, a member of the World Economic Forum’s Knowledge Advisory Group, and an MIT Leader-to-Leader Fellow.
Outar is a first-generation college graduate, born in New Amsterdam, Guyana. He is named in honor of his father’s favorite Australian cricketer, Norman O’Neill. He was educated in New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts and holds a Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts, both from Tufts University.
About The Greater Boston Food Bank:
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. As the food bank for Eastern Massachusetts, GBFB is feeding people in 190 towns across the region, distributing the equivalent of nearly 90 million meals through a network of 600 dedicated food distribution partners and programs. A member of the national Feeding America network, GBFB’s mission is to end hunger here. The organization remains committed to the belief that access to healthy food is a human right regardless of an individual’s circumstances. Through policy, partnerships, and providing free, nutritious, and culturally responsive food, GBFB is committed to addressing the root causes of food insecurity while promoting racial, gender and economic equity in food access. For more information and to help us help others, visit us at GBFB.org, follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@gr8bosfoodbank) and Instagram, or call us at 617.427.5200.
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