Vicki Escarra

Vicki B. Escarra is President and CEO of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, which provides food to Americans in need through a network of more than 200 food banks. Since her appointment in 2006, she has led the organization through the most significant period of advancement in its three-decade history, expanding the number of people served annually from 25 million to 37 million, and the pounds of food and grocery products distributed annually from 2 billion to more than 3 billion. Under Escarra’s leadership, the organization experienced a complete transformation, including the successful overhaul of the national brand to become Feeding America, and a fundraising increase of 144 percent.

In 2009, Escarra and the Feeding America network were recognized with the “Freedom from Want” medal by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.

Escarra serves on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships as a member of the Task Force on Economic Recovery and Domestic Poverty. She is on the Sesame Workshop Advisory Board on Food Insecurity, as well as the boards of HealthNet, the Congressional Hunger Center, The Chicago Network, and the Committee of 200.

Prior to joining Feeding America, Escarra worked for Delta Airlines for more than 30 years, serving in multiple roles including Chief Customer Service Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Georgia State University and completed the Columbia University Executive Management Program and the Harvard University Executive Leadership Program.