Todd Savage serves as the nonexecutive vice chair of the board for Savage Companies, a private company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He currently chairs the succession planning committee (governance). Savage has served as a member of the board since November 1999 and served as chair from 2017 to 2022. Savage has worked with the company since 1976 and his career has grown with it. His experience with Savage includes operations management; business development in the coal, power generation, and refinery industries; and project development, from creation through implementation on many projects.

His insight and creativity in developing innovative solutions for challenging materials management, transportation issues, and facility operations has been integral in shaping the philosophy and business model of Savage. He served 18 years as an executive vice president of the company, retiring from day-to-day business operations in July 2017 to serve as the nonexecutive vice chair of the board.

Savage served on the executive committee for the National Coal Council, an appointment made by the US Secretary of Energy. He also served on the executive committee for the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America until 2020.

Savage earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Phoenix.