Dick Walker is the Principal of R.O. Walker Company LLC, and an Associate at the Aspen Leadership Group (aspenleadershipgroup.com), the nation’s leading executive search firm for fundraising and nonprofit leadership. He is also still connected to the Orr Group (formerly Orr Associats, Inc. or OAI), a nonprofit consulting firm with offices in Washington and in New York.  He served as a Managing Director at OAI from 2010 to 2014.  Dick brings more than 35 years of fundraising and development experience primarily in the independent school sector. 

Dick works with his clients on a variety of engagements from board development to capital campaign management to strategic planning as well as search.  Dick offers his clients the ability to listen and tailor best practice solutions to each client’s unique culture as well as provide them expert teaching and coaching.  

Additionally, Dick provides his clients the skills to facilitate the various essential partnerships of staff and volunteer leaders.

Before joining OAI, Dick served FBR Capital Markets as Vice President of Corporate Giving from 2004 to 2008. While at FBR, Dick supported the growth and expansion of the firm’s philanthropic efforts, and helped bring in corporate and employee contributions totaling almost $10 million.  He was responsible for the establishment of a comprehensive corporate philanthropy program including four different matching programs for employees, a grants program serving at-risk youth and families and volunteer and pro bono programs. Additionally, he created an ongoing five-day leadership program for area teenagers held at George Washington University that brought young people into contact with community leaders and FBR employees. Dick helped grow the philanthropic impact of the FBR Open, the largest charitable event of the PGA TOUR regular season with more that $30 million donated to charity from 2004 to 2008.  

Prior to FBR, Dick had a 32-year career at the Landon School as a teacher and as Director of Development from 1982 to 2005. During Dick’s tenure, Landon School’s Development Office saw the creation of new programs and increased revenue under Dick’s leadership. Dick led two capital campaigns for the school, raising more than $25 million in contributions combined, and increased annual giving from $100,000 to almost $1 million a year during his time as the Director of Development. He established a successful annual alumni reunion program resulting in dramatically increased participation by school graduates in funding and other measures of activities. Dick also created a planned giving program, emphasizing bequests and the use of other vehicles to impact Landon’s long-term financial health.

 Community Activities:

• Board Member, Princeton AlumniCorps

• Honorary Member, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club

• Member, Leadership Greater Washington (Class of 2007)

• Former Vice-Chair of the Board, Mentors, Inc.

Education:

• A.B, Princeton University, 1973

Personal:

Dick is married with four children and two amazing granddaughters.