Donald Stanners

Senior Advisor

Mr. Stanners is the co-founder, President and CEO of RedHawk Foods. Founded in 2014, RedHawk Foods is an innovative and entrepreneurial food company. Prior to starting RedHawk, Mr. Stanners was a partner and co-founder of Insight Holdings; the Vice Chairman, board director and CFO of The Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company, Inc.; and CFO and board director of Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Mr. Stanners specializes in building consumer products companies though expanded distribution, brand extensions, organic growth and the timely acquisitions of complementary brands and operations. He also served as a principal at The Shansby Group, managing director at GE Capital and held senior positions at The Bank of America and Security Pacific National Bank. He graduated from Duke University and is currently a member of the Trinity Board of Visitors and the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Task Force at Duke University.