Goodwill Central Texas Announces Rob Neville as President and CEO
September 28 2022 - 9:20AM
The Goodwill Central Texas (Goodwill) Board today announced veteran
entrepreneur, Rob Neville, as its President and CEO. Neville is an
innovative and entrepreneurial business executive with more than 25
years of development and operations experience across the life
sciences industry, software, healthcare IT, venture capital and
nonprofit sectors.
“I am humbled to lead Goodwill Central Texas into its next great
phase,” Neville said. “Goodwill is a pillar of our community. Our
mission is something I’m incredibly passionate about and is
something that speaks to my heart. I look forward to spreading the
word through our community about the full expanse of the services
we provide, separate and apart from all the good we do in our
stores. I welcome the opportunity to help impact the lives of
people across Central Texas and I’m excited to help accelerate our
organization’s impact with the support of our remarkable team.”
In 2021, Goodwill Central Texas helped nearly 9,000 Central
Texans change their lives through its mission-based services,
including job placement assistance programs for underserved
populations, career training through the Goodwill Career and
Technical Advancement Academy (GCTA), and adult high school
education at The Excel Center for Adults.
Goodwill is one of Central Texas’ largest employers and a leader
in inclusive hiring practices. Earlier this year, the organization
was honored as a We Hire Ability Employer by the Texas Workforce
Commission for its commitment to hiring and retaining employees
with disabilities.
The Goodwill mission is supported by its vast retail presence in
local communities across Central Texas. Eighty-nine cents of every
dollar spent at one of Goodwill’s 38 stores and outlets in the
Greater Austin area helps directly fund the organization’s free
services and community programs. Goodwill also currently diverts
79% of all donations from the landfill, with a goal of increasing
that to 90% in the near future.
“Rob’s unique life story, coming from humble beginnings to his
impressive record of launching and leading multiple companies makes
him an ideal leader to both innovate our core retail experience and
expand our mission into new areas for even greater impact,” said
Margaret Moten, Goodwill Central Texas Board Chair. “I’d also like
to extend my gratitude to Jamie Lagarde for his service as our
interim President and CEO over the past six months. His leadership
was invaluable during this transitional period for our
organization, and we are thankful for his service and continued
commitment to Goodwill and its mission.”
Neville is a native of South Africa, has lived in Austin for
more than two decades and comes to Goodwill from Springbok
Ventures. He also brings his experience from his prior work as
founder and CEO of Savara (NASDAQ:SVRA). Neville was honored as a
finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year on
three occasions, winning the life science award in 2018. In
addition, Neville has served as a member of the Board of Directors
at the Austin Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is
currently on the nonprofit board of the Forward Foundation.
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- Rob Neville, Goodwill Central Texas President and CEO
John Langham
Bloom Communications for Goodwill Central Texas
816-686-1071
john@bloomcommunications.com