[citation needed] O'Dea became founding president of Renascent Treatment Foundation, (1983), founded Street Kids International (1988), and the Canadian Landmine Foundation (1999).,[2] he initiated the international charity, Night of a Thousand Dinners (2000), with Colin Powell, Sir Paul McCartney, and Kofi Annan, which resulted in 11,000 people sitting down to fundraising dinners in 29 countries all on the same night.
[2] O'Dea has been CEO of Arxx Corporation, the once largest manufacturer and installer of Insulated Concrete Forms in North America.
[3] and Ecoblock Inc., this acquisition included technology and IP rights of both companies as well as all assets and distribution networks for a undisclosed amount.
American PolySteel founded in 1978 as Foam Form the oldest ICF manufacturer in North America[4] traces its roots back to Werner Gregori, the Canadian who was issued the first patent US 3.552.076[5] for insulating concrete forms dating back to 1966, which American PolySteel owned the rights to.
[citation needed] O'Dea is also a co-founder of True North, a Toronto-based investing fund which was one of the top suppliers of personal protective equipment for the Canadian federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.