• Source: Michael D. Smith (government)

      • Michael D. Smith is an American executive and current chief executive officer of AmeriCorps.


      Education


      Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Marymount University.


      Career


      Smith began his career as an intern and later congressional aide to Congressman Richard Neal. Later he joined the National Crime Prevention Council running the youth symposiums. Later he worked at various nonprofits including the Massachusetts Boys and Girls Club, Beaumont Foundation of America, and PowerUP. Smith next spent nearly decade at the Case Foundation serving as the senior vice president for social innovation.


      = Obama Administration

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      In July 2013, Smith joined the Obama Administration as the director for the Social Innovation Fund. Later, in October 2014, he became special assistant to the President and senior director of Cabinet Affairs for My Brother's Keeper (MBK) until the end of the administration.
      Smith then joined the Obama Foundation continuing his work on the program as the executive director of the MBK Alliance & director, youth opportunity programs.


      = Biden Administration

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      Smith was nominated by President Biden to serve as the ceo of AmeriCorps in June 2021. He was later confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 2021.


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