The American Cancer Society is set to hire its first female CEO.
The Atlanta-based nonprofit said Monday that Karen E. Knudsen will take over as chief executive of ACS and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, starting June 1. She succeeds Gary Reedy, who has served as both organizations’ CEO since 2015. Reedy, 64, announced his retirement last August. His last day is April 27.
ACS said hiring Knudsen “signals a new era” for the 107-year-old organization that helped put Atlanta on the national health care stage when it moved its headquarters here from New York City in 1989.
