Mr. Olson was formerly Vice President of Corporate Development at Trus Joist, a $1 billion Idaho-based specialty building products company. He was Secretary of the Board of Trus Joist MacMillan; a limited partnership with the Canadian forest products leader MacMillan Bloedel, Ltd, chairman of the Board of Norco Windows, Inc, and of Outlook Window Partnership; the sixth largest wood window manufacturer in the United States and the largest in Canada. Mr. Olson is also an elected member of the Greater Boise Auditorium District Board of Directors.
He served for many years as board chairman of the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI), a $16 billion pension fund. His past board of directors experience has included public companies as the audit committee chair and designated financial expert. Additionally, Mr. Olson previously worked as a Deloitte & Touche LLP CPA.
Greater Boise Auditorium District, Board of Directors, 2019
Boise Area Chamber of Commerce, Past Board Member
Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, Past Board Member
Boise Public Schools Foundation, Past Board Member
Bishop Kelly Foundation, Past Board Member
Fundsy, Past Board Member
Lowell Elementary School PTA, Past President
Northern Rockies Action Group, Past Chairman of the Board
Galen Associates, New York City, a Venture Capital Fund, Former Board of Advisors
Saugatuck Capital, Stamford, CT, Former Board of Advisors
St. Alphonsus Hospital Foundation, Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee
University of Idaho Foundation, Member of the Board and of Investment Committee
Medical Discoveries, Inc., Member of the Board of Directors
North Pacific Group, Inc., Portland, OR, Audit Committee, Former Board Member
Law School:
Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 1978
Undergraduate:
University of Idaho College of Business, 1969
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