EP50 Renee Moe

Renee Moe is President and CEO of United Way of Dane County, a leader in the worldwide United Way network and across the nonprofit sector. Charity Navigator recently recognized United Way of Dane County in the top 3% of U.S. nonprofits.

A military kid who grew up on three continents, Renee has a JBA in Journalism and Mandarin Chinese, and an MBA from UW-Madison. She has been recognized with the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, Wisconsin Women of Color Network Power of Unity Award, Brava Woman 2 Watch, UW Business School 8 Under 40 and served as President of Downtown Rotary.

United Way’s mission is to unite the community to create measurable results and change lives, mobilizing the community’s caring power to stabilize and empower families. Through significant community listening and understanding community data, United Way prioritizes education, financial stability, health and how we treat each other as the building blocks of a stable life and thriving Dane County.

With thousands of volunteers, tens of thousands of donors and hundreds of thousands of community relationships, United Way convenes cross-sector collaborations to articulate community-built change plans and metrics; engages the community in giving, advocating and volunteering to get proximate to issues and resource these plans; and evaluates progress, strengthening collaborations and accountability for results.

These collaborations have increased graduation rates, decreased family homelessness, and increased employers’ hiring pools of diverse and committed employees. (More results at https://www.unitedwaydanecounty.org/)

Renee and United Way believe in the potential that lies within all people, and are committed to fostering environments that accelerate belief in and empowerment of that potential.

A committed advocate for change, Renee lives in Madison with husband Jason Salus and their children Nick and Nora.