Charlie King has dedicated over twenty years of his life serving New York in both the private and public sectors.  In April of 2010, King was named Executive Director of the New York State Democratic Committee (NYSDC).
 
King previously served as Acting National Director for National Action Network (NAN), one of the nation's leading civil rights organizations. During his tenure at NAN, King served as an advisor on education and worked closely with Reverend Al Sharpton and Speaker Newt Gingrich on education reform. 
 
In 2006 King ran unsuccessfully for New York State Attorney General and then served as Chair of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Transition Committee on Civil Rights. In 2002 King ran for Lt. Governor with Cuomo.
 
King was appointed by President Clinton in 2000 to serve as top official for the New York and New Jersey region of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
 
King's legal experience spans over fifteen years. While Of Counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, King focused on commercial litigation and directed the firm's pro-bono program. 
 
King also served as a lawyer to Mayor David Dinkins' Mollen Commission. Internationally, King was selected to serve as an election observer in South Africa during Nelson Mandela's run for President in 1994, the first free and fair elections in South Africa's history. 
 
King currently serves on the board of the Anti-defamation League, and is the first African-American to receive a board nomination. 
 
King is a graduate of Brown University and New York University Law School where he was honored as a Root-Tilden Scholar. Born and raised in New York City, King lives in Rockland County with his wife and two daughters.