Donna Eacho recently returned to the Washington area after serving for four years as wife of the US Ambassador to Austria. Prior to her time in Vienna, Mrs. Eacho focused on educational, community and political fund raising and volunteer efforts. For nine years, she was an active member of the Board of Trustees of Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland, a professional, non-profit theatre. Until her move to Austria, Mrs. Eacho served as a judge for the National Capital Business Ethics Awards program. She has also served on the Board of Visitors of Duke University-Trinity College of Arts and Sciences.

Donna Eacho is a graduate of Duke University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Management Science. She also holds a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked as a bank executive for ten years, including five years as Vice President of The First National Bank of Chicago.

Mrs. Eacho was also active in fundraising at her children’s schools, co-chairing auctions and other major events at Norwood School, Maret School and Landon School.