John Kim

Kim is the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s inaugural chief administrative officer. In this role, he oversees all administrative and operational functions at the Foundation.

Kim previously served as Casey’s chief of staff and vice president. As chief of staff — a position he held since 2012 — Kim was responsible for fostering relationships and engagement between the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and its Senior Leadership Team and leading the Foundation’s Office of the President In 2015, Kim assumed a second role — vice president — and assumed leadership of human resources and organizational development.

Kim’s career at Casey dates back to 2002 when he joined the Foundation as a program associate for what is now called the Child Welfare Strategy Group. In this role, Kim worked with states and jurisdictions to reform child welfare and juvenile justice systems and reduce the number of young people placed in institutional settings.