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Gordon J. Campbell

President & Chief Executive Officer

Gordon J. Campbell joined United Way of New York City as President and Chief Executive Officer on September 24, 2007.

Mr. Campbell was Chief Executive Officer of Safe Horizon, the nation’s leading victim assistance organization, from 1998 - 2007. Prior to joining Safe Horizon, he served as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Homeless Services. Mr. Campbell also served as the Chief of Staff to New York City's First Deputy Mayor. In over ten years in New York City government, Mr. Campbell was the Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office of Operations, the Director of the Human Resources Administration's (HRA) Medicaid Transportation Office, the Director of HRA's Division of AIDS Services, as well as one of three Mayoral appointees to the City's Procurement Policy Board. Previously, he served as a prosecutor, labor attorney and Chief Administrator for the Seattle City Attorney's Office.

Mr. Campbell received his JD from the University of Washington Law School, and his MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He formerly served for seven years as an adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Mr. Campbell was the Chair of the Human Services Council, and serves on the boards of numerous community and civic organizations.