David Calfee brings over 40 years of experience in management and strategic consulting to the Paws for Patrick Board. He began his consulting career at McKinsey & Company before becoming a founding member and partner at Bridge Strategy Group, a leading management consultancy later acquired by Houlihan Lokey, where he served as Managing Director prior to his retirement. Before his consulting career, David practiced corporate and securities law as an attorney in Chicago for seven years.

Since retiring, David has focused on supporting non-profit organizations in leadership and governance capacities. He completed a four-year tenure as a Director at Beacon Place, a community-based organization in Waukegan, Illinois, and currently sits on the Board of Directors for Service to School, a non-profit that helps military veterans transition into higher education. David holds an A.B. cum laude from Harvard College, a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, and an MBA with distinction from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

A lifetime dog owner, David has a deep interest in canine welfare and supporting the powerful connection between humans and animals. In his spare time, he enjoys life with his wife and their two Cavalier King Charles spaniels, singing in the Northwest Choral Society, playing golf, and keeping up with his seven grandchildren.