Kathy Magee is the President and CEO of Operation Smile, which she co-founded in 1982 with her husband, Dr. Bill Magee.

In her 40+ years of work with Operation Smile, Magee has traveled overseas extensively to expand in-country boards while cultivating key corporate, diplomatic, government and medical partnerships that enable Operation Smile to carry out its mission. She has fostered university partnerships and research with academic institutions, such as the University of Southern California through the International Family Study, which contributes to understanding the causes of cleft.

Magee has also been deeply involved in Operation Smile Student Programs, which provide opportunities for students to volunteer, engage and support Operation Smile’s work by raising funds and awareness. She led the International Student Leadership Conference that annually brings together more than 600 selected leaders from 35 countries until becoming President and CEO.

She received her Master of Social Work from Norfolk State University in 1986.

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