Gordon St. Angelo (President Emeritus)
In 1996, Gordon St. Angelo worked closely with Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose Friedman, to establish the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation, now the Foundation for Educational Choice, in Indianapolis. St. Angelo served as President and CEO of the Foundation for more than 12 years and today continues as President Emeritus.
From 1974-1996, St. Angelo was Program Director at Lilly Endowment, Inc., the largest private charitable foundation in the United States. At Lilly, St. Angelo's areas of oversight included free-market economic development in North and South America, and other public policy and community development interests.
Prior to joining Lilly Endowment, St. Angelo held a number of political positions, including National Co-Chairman of Humphrey for President Committee, Democratic State Chairman (10 years), Democratic District Chairman (4 years), and Democratic County Chairman (6 years). St. Angelo served five times as Delegate to the Democratic National Convention and was twice Delegation Chairman. He was a Deputy National Chairman for two years.
St. Angelo served in the U.S. Navy in 1945-1946 and applied benefits available to him under the GI Bill to obtain a B.A. degree in Economics and Business Administration from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. St. Angelo holds Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from the University of Indianapolis and the University of Southern Indiana. He was instrumental in the formation of the United Way of Indiana, and, in 1983, that organization presented him with its Castaldi Award. Other awards include the National Junior Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year (1965), the Fraser Institute (Canada) Citizen of the Year (1993), and the IUPUI Center of Philanthropy 1994 Spirit of Philanthropy Award.
St. Angelo's business and civic positions have included vice president, Indianapolis Airport Authority; trustee, Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone; executive committee member, University of Indianapolis; vice chairman, State Commission on New Harmony; vice chairman, Blaffer Trust; trustee, Historic New Harmony; chairman, Indianapolis Star Jefferson Awards; and executive committee member, Indianapolis Economic Club. St. Angelo is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society and currently serves as an Elder of the Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. He and his late wife, Beatrice Larson St. Angelo, have three sons and five grandchildren.
Phone: (317) 681-0745
E-mail: gordon@edchoice.org
