Timothy J. McClimon
Timothy J. McClimon is President of the American Express Foundation and Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility, American Express Company. In this role, he directs all of the company’s global social responsibility, philanthropy and employee engagement programs. Prior to joining American Express, Mr. McClimon was Executive Director of Second Stage Theatre, and for many years he served as the Executive Director of the AT&T Foundation. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. McClimon joined AT&T from the New York law firm of Webster & Sheffield where he was a lawyer specializing in not-for-profit corporate law. Prior to that, he managed the Inter-Arts Program at the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition to his law degree, he holds a bachelor's degree from Luther College and a master's degree from St. Cloud State University. Mr. McClimon serves on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations, including Americans for the Arts, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and Second Stage Theatre. He is also chairman of the Corporate Advisory Council of the American Red Cross. Since 1990, Mr. McClimon has been an adjunct professor at New York University where he teaches two graduate level courses in arts administration and not-for-profit management.
