Walter Dods

Walter A. Dods is currently the Chairman of the Japan-Hawaii Economic Council, Chairman of the Hawaii Asia Pacific Association, Chairman, President, Secretary & Treasurer of The Dods Foundation, Director of Chaminade University of Honolulu, Director of First Insurance Company of Hawaii Ltd., Director of Hawaiian Telcom, Inc., Director of Bank of the West (California), Director of Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Director of Japan America Institute of Management Science, Director of Pohaku Pa'a LLC, Director of Hc&D LLC, Director of Restaurant Suntory USA Inc., and Trustee of the Estate of Samuel Mills Damon.
Previously, he served as the Non-Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of First Hawaiian Bank, Chairman of BancWest Corp.
(Hawaii), Non-Executive Chairman of Matson, Inc., Chairman of Mid Pac Petroleum LLC, Chairman of Par Hawaii, Inc., Chairman of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., Director of Alexander & Baldwin Investments LLC, Independent Director of Cincinnati Bell Inc., Director of Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc., Director of Grace Pacific LLC, Director of Servco Pacific, Inc., Director of Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc., Director of Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Independent Director of Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., National President of American Bankers Association, Inc., and Member-Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve System.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Hawai'i at Hilo and St. Louis School (Hawaii).