Bio

As president and chief executive officer of United Way of Metro Chicago, Sean is leading a long-term regional recovery effort by collaborating with donors, community leaders and residents to ensure our neighbors can meet their basic needs such as food, shelter and safety and that neighborhoods are built back stronger and more equitably through our place-based initiatives such as the Neighborhood Network. Since joining the United Way of Metro Chicago in 2018, Sean has secured the largest corporate gift in organization history, $10 million from BMO Harris for our Austin Neighborhood Network, as well as $25 million from MacKenzie Scott. Sean spearheaded the launch of the Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund. This fund was developed in partnership with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Community Trust and raised $35 million, which went directly to 400 nonprofits serving on the frontlines in Chicago neighborhoods. Sean was at the forefront of Chicago Connected, where United Way of Metro Chicago worked in partnership with Kids First Chicago, Chicago Public Schools and other funders to provide four years of free internet service to 100,000 Chicago families. During his time with Metro Chicago, Sean has also been intentional about advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within and outside the organization. He has recruited diverse leaders to the board of directors and senior team and led the efforts to introduce United Way of Metro Chicago's Racial Equity Fund, designed to provide funding and capacity building to Black and brown-led nonprofits.