DR. DAVID M. MATTOCKS
PRESIDENT AND NATIONAL KELLOGG FOUNDATION FELLOW

Dr. David Mattocks (Dave or “Dr. Dave”) is a seasoned executive and an internationally recognized leader in sustainable business practice. As an environmental scientist and an organizational development specialist,  Dave has provided direction and conducted institutional assessments and energy audits for numerous organizations in North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Dr. Dave serves as President of GreenPro Systems where he works with companies to develop profitable market-based environmental solutions. Formerly, Dave served as President and CEO of the Sierra Business Council, a national leader on sustainable solutions for over 700 business and community leaders. While serving as President, he provided leadership in raising $8.4 billion in funding for clean water and natural resources on the California Executive Committee in 2007.

Dave has also managed over $48 million in contracts with Ford and Rockefeller family foundations. At the Ford Family Foundation, Dr. Dave was the Founding Director of the Ford Institute where he awarded $18.2 million in grants and contracts to 138 organizations

He has served as a Senior Program Officer at the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation awarding organizational capacity building grants. Dave also worked as a director with Winrock International where he directed over $28 million in budgetary resources. At Winrock, Dave created a major initiative focused on developing policy discussions between 11 Asian countries with the objective of achieving balance between economic development, community building, and environmental stewardship. 

As a National Kellogg Foundation Leadership Fellow, Dave’s leadership has been recognized by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. He is the recipient of the Jerold W. Apps Award for Distinguished Practice. He has also served as a Director on the Board of Philanthropy Northwest, with over 175 foundations granting $440 million annually.

He has authored award-winning publications on organizational development including numerous research studies. Publications have also included subjects such as sustainable business solutions, organizational excellence, international development, and community building.

Dave holds degrees in Environmental Science and Continuing Professional Education including a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, a M.A. from Washington State University, and a B.S. from Seattle Pacific University.