Executive-in-Residence

Brian Fogle is Executive in Residence at Drury University. He retired as CEO from Community Foundation of the Ozarks in 2024. Prior to joining CFO, he spent 30 years in banking in Springfield. Brian’s hometown is Aurora, MO, where he is a graduate of Aurora High School. He has his B.B.A. and M.B.A. in banking and finance from the University of Mississippi. He is married to Renee, and has three children and one grandchild. Brian has been active in numerous civic and non-profit groups. He currently chairs the Good Community Committee, the Missouri College and Career Attainment Network, and the Rural Schools Collaborative, and is on the board of the Missouri Scholarship and Loan Foundation and Restore SGF. He also served on the inauguralFederal Reserve Board Community Advisory Council and the Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education. He was awarded the O Franklin Kenworthy Leadership Award in 1990, the National Community Leadership Award in 1993, and the Springfieldian Award in 2010, and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Drury University in December, 2011. His motto in life is: Often wrong, seldom in doubt.