Greg Podd

Greg Podd | The Rotary Foundation Trustee 2023–2025

Greg is a C.P.A. (Certified Public Accountant) and a P.F.S. (Personal Financial Specialist) having operated his own practice since June 1979. He has written continuing education courses, been a keynote speaker at national conferences, taught many courses as a guest professor, and has made presentations to over 20,000 Certified Public Accountants and Chartered Accountants from the United States and foreign countries. He was also the President and owner of a very large metal fabrication firm for the telecommunication industry and an international healthcare software development firm. Greg became a Rotarian in May 1982 and is a member of the Evergreen Rotary Club.

He served a six–year term as a member of the Rotary International Investment Committee and a three–year term as a member of the Rotary International Finance Committee. Greg has chaired five Zone Institutes and served as a Rotary International Training Leader at the International Assembly in San Diego. He has held many Regional and District Offices.
During the Rotary year 2014 – 2015, in addition to his duties as a Rotary International Director, Greg chaired the Rotary Audit Committee, the Rotary Board Council on Legislation Advisory Committee, and the Service Above Self Award Selection Committee, in addition to several other committees. During the Rotary year 2015 – 2016, Greg served as the Vice President of Rotary International and a member of the Executive Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Council and Board Committee and the Workgroup to examine Rotary’s current International Convention model. During the Rotary year 2016 – 2017 he served as a member of the Rotary International Election Review Committee, the Rotary International Board Governance Committee, and the Vice Chair of the Rotary International Operations Review Committee. After completing a 6–year term on the Rotary International Operations Review Committee, Greg is currently serving a 4–year term as a Trustee of the Rotary Foundation, where he is a member of numerous related committees.

Greg is the recipient of the “Service Above Self Award” and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service Award. Greg and his wife Pam have been married for 47 years and have three beautiful children and four very special grandchildren. Greg and Pam are both Arch C. Klumph Society Members.