Member Profile

About Me

Timothy Johnson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of the Bluegrass where he leads a 103-year-old, philanthropic organization charged with delivering impact throughout the ten (10) counties of Central Kentucky. Previously, he served as Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at United Way of the National Capital Area where he oversaw the organization’s marketing and communications, grantmaking, fee-for-service program management, community engagement work, volunteerism, capacity building, public policy and over $20M in programmatic investments across Maryland, Northern Virginia, the Virginia Piedmont region and the District of Columbia. Timothy is a philanthropist who has dedicated his career to eradicating poverty and promoting equity and diversity. He has served in a number of senior leadership roles at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern NJ, United Way of NYC and the Robin Hood Foundation.

Timothy’s passion is to improve conditions in low-income communities, believing that with the appropriate tools, people can achieve their full potential and thrive. Timothy was one of the recipients of the 2019 Washington Business Journal’s Minority Business Leaders award and the 2021 Leadership Lexington Distinguished Leader Award. He served as a Commissioner on Mayor Gorton’s Commission on Racial Justice and Equality and is an active and financial alumnus of Leadership Prince George’s, Leadership Greater Washington, Leadership Lexington, Leadership Central Kentucky and Leadership Kentucky.

He holds a BS in Biology from North Carolina Central University and a MS in Nonprofit Management from Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy in NYC. He has years of nonprofit board service and currently serves on the board of United Way of Kentucky, American Heart Association, the PBS Impact Foundation and United Way Worldwide’s Network Advisory Council of CEOs. Timothy resides in Lexington, KY with his lovely wife Opa and holds a current Emergency Medical Technician’s (EMT) license with the Commonwealths of VA and KY and the National Registry of EMTs. Timothy also serves his community as a proud Prince Hall Freemason, Shriner, member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and platinum life member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.