Gadville McDonald

Gadville received his early education in Cat Island and then moved to New Providence where hecompleted high school at R.M. Bailey high and then pursued higher learning at The College ofThe Bahamas where he obtained an AA degree in accounting. He is also a graduate of FloridaInternational University (FIU) where he obtained a B A in accounting. Being a constant learnerGadville continued studies at The University of Miami obtaining certificate in Advance Businessplanning and development. Gadville has the unique experience of being professionally coachedand trained by sought after world leaders for more than 16 years.After graduation Gadville began a successful career in banking where he worked inmanagement at one of The Bahamas’ leading commercial banks – His passion for Bahamianownership resulted in him starting his own company that he grew into a successful businessemploying more than 16 young Bahamians.Gadville has a strong leadership background with more than twenty-six years of management,business ownership & leadership. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trusteesat The University of the Bahamas, Lead Pastor of Life Empowerment Church & Chairman of TheGlobal Leadership Summit Bahamas which trains more than 500 local leaders yearly. He alsocurrently serves as Chairman and CEO of AED Bahamas limited and is actively involved with thegrowth and management of other companies. Gadville previously served as Executive Directorof the National Training Agency from 2017 to 2021. As a student leader, Gadville served as vicepresident of student government (SGA) at Florida International University representing some40,000 students to the university, Florida board of regents and state government. His resultsoriented style of leadership has positively transformed these organizations.Gadville is a proud family man. He is married to Iona McDonald, a Banking and Trust Executive,and is the father of two wonderful children, Gabrielle, a Certified Public Accountant, Toronto,Canada, & Gadville II, a Marine Biology major in his Senior year at Dalhousie university .Gadville is committed to building a better Bahamas with a keen focus on leadershipdevelopment and optimizing Human potential. His passion is partnering with individuals,organizations and communities for positive growth and development.