On January 2, 2007, Keith H. Green was appointed President and CEO of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson, the oldest United Way in the state of New Jersey. Prior to his selection as President and CEO, Mr. Green served as Senior Vice President - Administration for the United Way Inc. in Los Angeles, California.

Mr. Green served with the United Way in Los Angeles from 1991 until 2006. He held a variety of positions within the organization, including Planner/Community Investment Officer, Regional Campaign Director and Vice President - Human Resources. While with that United Way he received several awards, including the NCCJ Volunteer of the Year award and the AFL-CIO Community Award. He also is a graduate of United Way of America's Charmaine S. Chapman Executive Leadership Program, a 24-month training program.

Prior to joining the United Way system, Mr. Green served as an Organizational Training Consultant for Consulting Partnership Systems (formerly the Williams Group), where he designed and presented programs in the areas of team building, technical training, leadership, executive coaching and development, diversity, human resources, customer service, management development skills and Total Quality Management. He also served as a Test Engineer and Corporate Trainer with General Dynamics.

Mr. Green's community involvements have included serving as a board member of the Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership and the American Red Cross, as a volunteer for the Greater Long Beach Chapter of NCCJ, and as a member of the Community College Foundation Foster care/Kinship program, the Human Resources Committee for Project Angel Food, the American Society of Training and Development, the Professional Human Resources Association and the National Sales Network.

Mr. Green holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The Union Institute and University in Los Angeles, California. He has also received training at the Executive Leadership Training program at UCLA, the Center for Community Excellence in Alexandria, VA, the United Way Kellogg Training Center in Los Angeles and Tuskegee University in Alabama.