CHICAGO, IL – Cooper Coleman LLC has recruited Brad Kiley as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Washington, DC-based AIDS United. A national search to identify Kiley was led by Johnny Cooper, Founder, and CEO of the growing firm. Kiley is an accomplished operations executive whose strong management skills were recognized when he was asked to help lead the incoming transition team for then-President-elect Barack Obama in 2008. The incoming President then invited Kiley to join his Administration as the Assistant to the President for Management and Administration at the White House, where he served from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2013.
As the Assistant to the President for Management and Administration, Kiley oversaw all day-to-day operations of the White House, including finance and budget, facilities management, information technology, human resources, security, management oversight of the Executive Residence, and oversight of the Office of Administration, which provides enterprise services to all eleven components of the Executive Office of the President.
In his new position, as of January 18, 2023, Kiley joins AIDS United’s Executive Team as COO, leading the transformation of its organizational and operational efficiency.
“Much progress has been made in the fight to end the epidemic, but more must be done to end it once and for all,” Kiley said. “It is my honor and a great pleasure to serve as AIDS United’s Chief Operating Officer. I look forward to contributing in meaningful ways as we work together with our colleagues and partners throughout the movement to see its end during our lifetime.”
Overseeing the Finance, Operations + Risk Management, Human Resources, and Information Technology departments, Brad will help lead the organization in partnership with CEO Jesse Milan, Jr.
“We are thrilled to have Brad join AIDS United as our next Chief Operating Officer. He is an impressive professional with extensive experience in public and nonprofit operational management, financial oversight, and systems building,” said Milan. “Brad will be a great addition to our leadership team and a wonderful partner for AIDS United’s grantees, members, and staff as we continue our mission of ending the HIV epidemic.”
Previously, Kiley played key operational leadership roles for the 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the Democratic National Committee during much of the 1990s. He was later appointed Deputy Assistant to the President for Management and Administration at the White House during the second term of the Clinton Administration. He was instrumental to the early and successful growth of the Center for American Progress, a think tank in Washington, DC.
Following his service during the first term of the Obama Administration, Kiley served as Chief Operating Officer for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, where he managed the end-to-end finances, human resources, and field operations for the $200 million organization from January 2013 to 2020. Kiley most recently served as Chief Operating Officer for Radio Free Asia.
About Cooper Coleman LLC
Cooper Coleman LLC is a full-service retained executive search and consulting firm partnering exclusively with nonprofit organizations, foundations, and research and academic institutions to drive meaningful growth. Its team moves organizations forward by placing the right leaders in the right roles at the right time and helps to strengthen their management and fundraising capacity to amplify their mission and impact.
Cooper Coleman partners with clients spanning the social sector, including those focused on civil rights, global health, performing arts, building families through adoption, and LGBTQ+ issues, among others.
Founder and CEO Johnny Cooper has more than 16 years of leadership experience throughout the social sector. He established Cooper Coleman to solve a gap in service delivery to the sector, specifically how search firms represent nonprofit clients and the insufficient attention paid to the candidate experience throughout a search—particularly for those candidates not chosen for a role. Cooper partnered with his father-in-law, William B. Coleman, Jr., to establish Cooper Coleman as a firm that prioritizes making the essential services of executive search accessible to organizations across the social sector, knowing the transformational impact having the right leaders in the right roles can have on an organization and its mission. Bill Coleman has more than 25 years’ experience in retained executive search, including leading his own firm, Coleman Search Consulting LLC, for more than ten years until its sale in 2018.
For more information on Cooper Coleman LLC, visit their website at www.coopercoleman.com and find them on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/coopercoleman.
About AIDS United:
AIDS United’s mission is to end the HIV epidemic in the United States. It fulfills its mission through strategic and participatory grantmaking, policy and advocacy, capacity building, and technical assistance. AIDS United envisions a time when all people, governments, and organizations commit to ending the epidemic and strengthening the health, well-being, and human rights of everyone impacted by HIV. The organization addresses the intersectional issues, inequities, and social determinants of health that drive the HIV epidemic.
AIDS United partners in and with communities to support community-driven responses that reach people most directly affected by HIV, including people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men, transgender and gender non-conforming people, women, communities of color, people living in the Deep South, sex workers, and people struggling with and who experience substance use.
For more information on AIDS United, visit www.aidsunited.org.