Patrick Corvington was sworn in as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service on February 18, 2010.
Patrick Corvington is a recognized expert on nonprofit sector leadership and capacity issues, new and emerging philanthropy, and volunteerism. Prior to joining the Corporation, he 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. As part of this work, Corvington was engaged directly with some of the top social innovation intermediaries in the nonprofit sector and has co-authored publications such as “Ready to Lead: Next Generation Leaders Speak Out” and “Next Shift: Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis.” Previously, Corvington was Executive Director of Innovation Network, a non-profit agency whose mission is to build the evaluation capacity of the non-profit sector. Earlier in his career, he conducted policy research in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center at The Urban Institute, and also worked to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations abroad.
Mr. Corvington, who is of Haitian decent, immigrated to the United States as a teenager and became an American citizen in 1993. He worked his way through college, earning his B.A. in Sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his M.A. in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University, where he received the National Minority Leadership Fellowship from the Kellogg Foundation. Corvington has devoted his life to serving and empowering communities, beginning his career traveling the East Coast migrant stream as a case manager working with migrant workers. He has also served as an advocate for adjudicated youth as a director of a group shelter home and has worked as a patient advocate in a community-based HIV/AIDS clinic; and has volunteered his time working in the infirmary of a shelter for homeless persons. He previously served on the board of directors of Echoing Green, the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers, and the advisory board of the American Humanics Nonprofit Workforce Coalition. He lives in Maryland with his wife and two daughters.
What People are Saying
"Patrick's years on the frontline of the service movement give him a unique understanding of the obstacles facing communities and the transformative power of service. The Corporation's ability to respond to human needs, rebuild our cities and inspire more Americans to serve is more critical today than ever before. There is no doubt that Patrick's varied experience and dynamic leadership will be an asset to the Corporation. He is the right CEO at the right time." ~Stephen Goldsmith, the Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service's Board of Directors
“Patrick Corvington has devoted his career to finding solutions that address communities' unmet needs and is an expert on volunteerism, philanthropy and nonprofit capacity building. He is well qualified to lead the Administration's agenda on community service, including the implementation of the bipartisan Serve America Act. I congratulate Patrick on this confirmation and wish him well in his new post.” ~Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
“Voices for National Service applauds the Senate's unanimous approval of Patrick Corvington to become the next CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Mr. Corvington's expertise in nonprofit leadership and capacity-building, evaluation and performance measurement, and systems reform will be helpful to a field poised for major growth with high expectations for results. His extensive background in the nonprofit community will bring many new partners to national service and expand service and innovation as solutions to community needs. The national service field greatly looks forward to working with Patrick Corvington to implement the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act and grow support for service as a resource to face our country's pressing challenges now and in the future.”
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