Chief Executive Officer; Chicago​/Hybrid

The Opportunity

The CEO serves as the visible and inspirational leader of one of America’s largest charities inspired by our vision of an America where no one is hungry. Ensuring alignment with the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer leads the development and execution of Feeding America’s strategy focused on ensuring neighbors across the country have more pathways to sustained food and nutrition security.

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for leading and building a team of approximately 390 employees capable of executing our strategy and fostering an open and supportive culture that puts people facing hunger at the center of our work. The Chief Executive Officer is the lead uniter and supporter of a broad network of stakeholders including neighbors struggling with food insecurity, donors, legislators and the Feeding America network of partner food banks, state associations, affiliate food banks and 60,000 agencies across the country.

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for a $350 million budget which leverages a $5.15 billion organization.

Feeding America is partnering with Korn Ferry, the executive recruiting firm dedicated to mission‑driven search, on the search for our Chief Executive Officer. To review the Position Profile and/or apply, please visit the Korn Ferry site:

Here at Feeding America national organization, equality is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation.

We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions.

Salary Range: $650,000 - $750,000 Based on Experience.

Benefits: A comprehensive list of benefits available to full-time employees can be found here.

• Provide Visible and Inspirational Leadership for Feeding America and the mission
  • Serve as the chief advocate for Feeding America and its nationwide network and function as a spokesperson and key influencer for Feeding America on a broad range of issues.
  • Demonstrate visionary leadership with the ability to clearly define a strong value proposition to the network, partners, media, donors, government and others.
• Cast Vision, Develop Strategy, Oversee Operations, and Deliver Results
  • Translate Feeding America’s vision and mission into tangible strategic plans and cultural expectations.
  • Drive disciplined execution of strategy with accountability for performance, effective oversight, and consistent delivery of results.
  • Oversee the ongoing refinement and implementation of Feeding America’s 2030 strategy in alignment with the Strategic Framework developed in collaboration with neighbors and network partners.
  • Work with the Board of Directors and Executive Team to set long term and annual strategic and funding priorities with focused execution plans and measurable objectives. Oversee program evaluation and data analysis to track progress against defined outcomes for optimal impact and use of funds.
  • Maintain the financial integrity and operational excellence of the organization and assure that the staffing of the national organization is appropriate to accomplishing the annual and longer‑range goals of the organization.
• Unite and Catalyze Stakeholders
  • Develop, strengthen and maintain strategic alliances and relationships with key stakeholders starting with neighbors and including key partners in government (policy makers/elected officials), corporations, community‑based organizations, non‑profits and academia.
  • Cultivate and strengthen relationships with the Feeding America network to drive alignment with core mission and values while recognizing the autonomy of a federated network. Maintain open, two‑way communication with the National Council (NAC) and leadership…