David Svedman was born and raised in Syracuse NY. He went on to graduate from the University of Dayton in Ohio and then on to the State University of NY for a degree in Respiratory Therapy. He has been a staff therapist in two hospitals in NY and then went on to own his own medical equipment companies in Oswego, NY and Oklahoma City. Dave was recruited to be become the CEO of Home of Hope, Inc in September 2006. Dave and his wife Teresa reside in Grove and have two sons, Jake (freshman at OU) and Jordan who lives in OKC.

Dave is a Board member of the Oklahoma Association of Health Care Providers and a member of the Oklahoma Community Providers, Inc.

His hobbies include golf, skiing, home remodeling and working (30 yrs) on his friends race cars.

In the midst of the Great Depression, a Chicago businessman stares bankruptcy in the face. Behind on payments, 
creditors knocking on the door, he knows that the fate of his 250 employees and their families rests on his shoulders, 
and he,running out of time,answers and cash. Business and the economy aren' going to be improving, so he turns 
to his Christian faith for guidance and comes up with 24 words, which he hopes will change the future of his company. 
He runs these words, his "test" past co-workers of different religions to make sure they don't contradict their 
faiths. The company adopts this ethical test as an official policy for conducting business. Within a few years, all 
debts are paid off, and the Club Aluminum Products Company is paying stockholders huge dividends. The application of 
The Four-Way Test helped Club Aluminum win the friendship and goodwill of its customers and vendors, and provide 
essential benefits to the businessman's success.
         
An active Rotarian beginning in the early 1920s, Herbert J. Taylor brought his test to the Rotary Club of Chicago. 
Years later, it was officially adopted by Rotary International and became part of the organization's vocational 
service ideals.
         
For decades, The Four-Way Test has been used around the world in schools and businesses as an effective way to 
measure ethical conduct and develop respect and understanding among people. But perhaps more than anything else, 
the ethical standard represented by the test is the single most important link from Rotarian to Rotarian. 
Whether you're American or Japanese, age 30 or 80, the club president or a newly inducted member, it underscores 
our commitment to business and personal integrity.