Rotary Club Welcomes Clark Dean: A Visionary Leader Bridging Real Estate, Innovation, and Community Impact

The Rotary Club is delighted to host Clark Dean as our guest speaker on July 17th for his talk, Connection, Community + Convergence.  Clark is known as a disruptive innovator in both the business and civic spheres whose career spans real estate innovation, strategic consulting, and community leadership.

With a background in biomedical engineering and management consulting from Harvard, Clark brings a rare blend of analytical rigor and visionary thinking to his work. Clark serves as Executive Managing Director and Board Member at Transwestern, where he founded the firm’s Transaction Sciences Group. This groundbreaking initiative builds businesses, grows non-profits, and enriches communities through structured solutions for real estate globally.  

Beyond his professional achievements, Clark is deeply committed to civic engagement. A past President and Chairman of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, he has received multiple honors for his service, including the Armin Maier Community Service Award, Bert Adams International Service Award, and the Fred Hoyt Hospitality Award.   His board service spans organizations such as the Shepherd Center, YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Café Momentum Atlanta, The Metro Atlanta Chamber, The Atlanta Opera, The Carter Center, the Covenant House Georgia, The Veritas School of Social Sciences, and the Chick-fil-A Foundation.  He was in the 2012 Class of Leadership Atlanta, the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “40 Under 40” in 2005, and the “500 Most Influential Leaders” list in 2024 by Georgia Trend.