With almost 40 years of top-level leadership experience in the charitable sector, Mike King is one of the nation’s premier nonprofit executives. Since 2010, Mike has served as national president and CEO of Volunteers of America, one of the oldest and largest human service charities in the United States. He leads an organization with approximately 16,000 mission-driven employees and one of the nation’s largest affordable housing portfolios with more than 25,000 units.During his tenure, Mike spearheaded VOA’s first paid advertising and marketing campaign, and has made growing public awareness of the organization a major priority to support fundraising. Mike has been a major advocate for VOA in Washington, D.C., both on Capitol Hill and among other peer human service organizations, including LeadingAge and UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. His work has focused on the preservation of federal funding and other resources that support vulnerable populations. Mike has been an outspoken advocate in support of preserving the charitable tax deduction, including testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee. Additionally, he sits on the executive committee of Leadership 18 – an alliance of the nation’s largest charities and nonprofits.