Joy King

Joy King is Chief Advancement Officer of NMDP/Be The Match and Executive Director of Be The Match Foundation. Joining the team in 2016, Joy’s primary role is to shape the foundation’s strategy and aid in overall direction of the organization. Her philanthropic work aids Be The Match in ensuring patients get the cellular therapy they need when they need it, helps patients live longer healthier lives, and offers hope for a cure to thousands more patients in need of cellular therapy.

In her time with Be The Match, Joy has secured the first of many principal gifts in the history of the organization. Additional successes include launching Be The Match® Mexico, funding research programs to reduce post-transplant complications, providing increased grants for patient assistance, and aiding in diverse recruitment to the Be The Match Registry®.

Joy brings 19 years of experience to advance the life-saving mission of Be The Match. Her career began with the American Cancer Society in 2000 as Field Representative for Relay For Life® in Texas. Elevating to the role of Senior Vice President of Operations, for the Midwest division of the American Cancer Society overseeing 250 staff members with an annual fundraising goal of $32 million. She is passionate about curing cancer and serves as an executive leader, board member, and transformational catalyst.

Joy holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Tarleton State University, is a member of several Minneapolis based and nationally recognized women leadership organizations, a board member for Be The Match Mexico, a trustee of the Minneapolis Jeremiah Program, as well as a member of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy. Joy has also been recognized by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal as a 2015 Women in Business.