Joe Daniels

As head of the organization dedicated to building a memorial and museum to honor the victims of September 11, 2001, Mr. Daniels directs planning, construction, and development. He has led the foundation to many accomplishments, including a twenty-five city national tour and an initial capital fundraising goal of 350 million dollars. After joining the 9/11 Memorial in 2005 as General Counsel, Mr. Daniels served as Acting President and CEO for several months before being named President and CEO in October 2006.

Prior to his work with the 9/11 Memorial, he was Chief of External Initiatives at the Robin Hood Foundation leading the expansion and roll-out of the second phase of the Library Initiative, a $45 million public-private partnership that put state-of-the-art libraries into under-performing New York City elementary schools. Prior to Robin Hood, Joe was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. and an attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where he represented private equity funds in their acquisition financing transactions. Since 2002, Joe has served on the Board of the Hope Program as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. The Hope Program offers job training, food, and emergency grants to New York’s needy. Joe holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a B.A. in History from Washington University. He lives in New York City with his wife and three children.