John Gottschalk

Chairman & CEO, Omaha World-Herald Company Executive Vice President, Boy Scouts of America National Council

John Gottschalk, an executive vice president on the national board of the Boy Scouts of America, joined the Omaha World-Herald Company in 1989 and currently serves as chairman & CEO. Gottschalk has been a member of its board of directors since 1980. The Omaha World-Herald Company owns and publishes daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and electronic publications. Gottschalk also serves as director of Cabela’s, Inc., Election Systems & Software, Inc., and McCarthy Group, Inc. Active in a variety of charitable organizations, Gottschalk serves on the boards of Creighton University, Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha Symphony, and the Joslyn Art Museum. Currently, Gottschalk serves as chairman of the USO World Board of Governors and the Omaha Performing Arts Society. Gottschalk has been recognized through the Boy Scouts of America as a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, Silver Antelope Award, Silver Buffalo Award, and James E. West Award. He’s also a member of the 1910 Society and the Founders Circle.