RCOH Lunch Mtg - Terry George

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TERRY GEORGE

CEO and President

Hawai‘i Community Foundation

Working for a better Hawai‘i: The Hawai‘i Community Foundation

A respected and seasoned nonprofit leader with decades of experience working collaboratively across Hawaiʻi’s nonprofit, government, and community sectors, Terry George brings a deep understanding of philanthropic foundations and their role in catalyzing impact to his leadership of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF). Before taking on the role in August of 2025 as the fourth CEO and President in HCF’s 108-year history, Terry served as CEO and President of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation for more than two decades. From 1998 to 2003, he was Chief Program Officer for the Consuelo Foundation in Hawai‘i, and from 1989 to 1998, he served in the Ford Foundation’s field offices in Manila and New Delhi as program officer for rights and social justice, local governance, and regional security and cooperation.

Terry is a graduate of Punahou School and received his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, his master’s degree in law and diplomacy from Tufts University, and his executive MBA from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i.

He currently sits on the boards of the Hawai‘i Business Roundtable, Hawai‘i P20 Council, HMSA, and Hanahau‘oli School, and serves on the Summer Internship Selection Committee for the Hawai‘i Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund. He is the past chair of the board of the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i and the past president of the Rotary Club of Honolulu.

A longtime Hawai‘i resident, Terry lives in Kaimukī in a three-generation household with his wife Julie, a first-grade teacher at Kamehameha Schools, their two college-age children, and his father-in-law. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, and hiking.

Arrive at 11:30 am for fellowship and socializing prior to our 12:00 pm meeting start!