Joseph C. Daniels

National September 11 Memorial & Museum President & CEO

Having successfully opened the 9/11 Memorial first to the families of the victims on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and then to the public the following day, Mr. Daniels is now focused on the opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Mr. Daniels directs planning, construction, development and operations for the project, expected to be visited by millions of people each year. He has led the foundation to many accomplishments, including a fundraising campaign in excess of $400 million dollars made up of more than 600,000 donations from all 50 states and more than 50 foreign countries.

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 by the Chairman of the organization, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, 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, Mr. Daniels was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. and an attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He 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.