Chuck Wolfe (executive)
Charles Albert "Chuck" Wolfe is president and Chief Executive Officer of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, an American political action committee dedicated to increasing the number of openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender elected officials in the United States. He served on the Victory Fund's Board of Directors for four years prior to joining the staff. In 2003, he was selected by the board of directors to fill the position of CEO. Some elections he was involved in include those of Houston Mayor Annise Parker and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin.
Previously he was executive vice president and COO of the American Legacy Foundation, an anti-smoking organisation which was created as a result of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement between 46 states and four large tobacco companies.
Wolfe entered the public sector as an appointee to the late Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. In addition being the operations manager for the governor's 1994 reelection campaign as operations manager, he had been employed as governor for seven years in roles such as director of external affairs, director of tobacco control and executive director of the Miami Financial Oversight Board. During his tenure, Wolfe developed and implemented programs that aided the relief efforts of Hurricane Andrew, the City of Miami's financial emergency, and the Florida Tobacco Pilot Program.
Wolfe, an Eagle Scout, has a long history within the Boy Scouts of America, including a two-year term on the National Executive Board. For more than ten years he campaigned against Scouting's discriminatory policies towards gays and lesbians.
Wolfe is a 1985 graduate of Stetson University in Florida. A native of Florida, he has resided in Washington, D.C. since 1999.
