Patrick Corvington, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service, Baltimore, MD

Patrick Corvington is a recognized expert on non-profit sector leadership and capacity issues, new and emerging philanthropy, and volunteerism. Mr. Corvington was sworn in as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) on February 18, 2010. The mission of the CNCS is to "support the American culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility." While a government agency, the Corporation acts much like a foundation, and it is the nation’s largest grant maker supporting service and volunteering. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Corvington served at the Annie E. Casey Foundation as a Senior Associate responsible for guiding the foundation’s grantees on issues related to leadership development, next generation leadership, and capacity building.

Mr. Corvington, who is of Haitian descent, immigrated to the United States as a teenager and became an American citizen in 1993. He worked his way through college, earning a degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a graduate degree in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University, where he received the National Minority Leadership Fellowship from the Kellogg Foundation.