Trustee David Olson
Board of Trustees Chair
Congressional District
#3
Legislative District #42A
Term Dates: July 1, 2004, through
June 30, 2010
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
400 Robert Street North, Suite 1500
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-292-4650
Email: dolson@mnchamber.com
David Olson, Minnetonka, is president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, a position he has held since August 27, 1991. The Minnesota Chamber represents over 2,300 Minnesota companies, 130 local chambers and 65 business trade associations at the Minnesota Legislature on a variety of issues that impact Minnesota’s economy.
Five years prior to joining the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Olson was president of the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota’s largest local chamber. Prior to that, he was executive director of the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce and held staff positions in economic development, transportation and energy at the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce.
Olson earned a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Minnesota State University, Mankato (formerly Mankato State University) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban/Political Science from St. Olaf College in Northfield.
A resident of the third Congressional District, Olson is appointed to an at-large seat on the board. Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed Olson to serve a six-year term ending June 30, 2010.
