Frank O'Dea

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Francis O’Dea, OC (born 1945 in Montreal) is a Canadian entrepreneur, humanitarian and author. He left a lifestyle of homeless panhandling and in 1975 co-founded the Second Cup chain of coffee stores with Tom Culligan. He is currently the Chair of AGSI Global and sits on the board of directors of Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. He regularly speaks professionally on the subjects of his personal and business life.

He was involved with the founding of Proshred Holdings Ltd. an international document destruction service (1986) and Samaritan Air Service, a regional air ambulance service (1989).

O'Dea became founding President of Renascent Treatment Foundation, (1983), founded Street Kids International, with Peter Dagleish, (1988), and the Canadian Landmine Foundation (1999). Supported by Colin Powell, Sir Paul McCartney and Kofi Annan, he initiated the international charity, Night of a Thousand Dinners (2000).

Awards and recognition

1991: Ontario Volunteer award
2004: Officer of the Order of Canada
2005: Life Board Member Renascent Treatment Foundation
2005: Doctor of Laws degree, Royal Roads University
2008: Doctor of Laws degree, Carleton Convocation

Books

2007: When All You Have is Hope (Penguin Canada) ISBN 978-0-670-06427-4
2013 Do The Next Right Thing: Surviving Life's Crises (Penguin Canada) ISBN 9780670065875

References

External links

Order of Canada citation: Frank O'Dea
Frank O'Dea Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

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