QUIET RESTAURANTS CHAIR

Neil D. Donnenfeld, MBA, is a board member and chair of the Quiet Restaurants initiative. He is single-sided deaf and suffers from tinnitus and hyperacusis as the result of an acoustic neuroma (benign brain tumor). Excessive noise adversely affects him every day. Neil co-founded Advanced Vision Research (AVR), maker of TheraTears and MacuTrition and, ultimately, became the CEO. He has served on 12 nonprofit boards including four times as president and twice as treasurer. He also has served on two corporate boards. He is a former Procter & Gamble brand manager, having worked on Dramamine, Icy Hot, Oil of Olay, Clearasil and Bain de Soleil. Neil’s experience, skills, and sense of urgency enable companies and organizations to create social and economic value through decisive leadership, strategic guidance, revenue generation and fiscal control. He completed his undergraduate work at Dartmouth College and has an MBA from The Wharton School.