Net Impact UMass Amherst

Catherine D'Amato, President and CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank, talks about
"Lessons Learned from Running a Charitable Business."


Catherine will join us for an informal reception following the talk,
light refreshments will be served.

Catherine D'Amato has been in the food business since her Italian
immigrant parents opened a restaurant when she was eight. She's been a
leader in the nation's food bank network for 32 years, coming to The
Greater Boston Food Bank as Executive Director in 1995, and named
President and CEO in 1997. Under her leadership and guidance, GBFB's
distribution of food has increased from 8 to over 40 million pounds of
food per year. Today, the organization is a $60 million charitable
food business, with nearly 550 agency partners, and a new,
state-of-the-art food distribution warehouse in the heart of Boston.
Last year, GBFB distributed enough food to feed as many as 545,000
people in need.