John Mack

John W. Mack has served as President of the Los Angeles Urban League since August of 1969.  Mack began his career with the Urban League in Flint, Michigan in 1964 and was appointed Executive Director in 1965.  Prior to heading the Los Angeles Urban League, he served on the Urban League’s National staff for six months during the Whitney Young era in Washington, D.C.  Mack was a leader in the 1960 student civil rights movement in Atlanta—Co-Founder and Vice Chairperson of the Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights.  He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Sociology from North Carolina A&T State University.  He holds a Master’s Degree from Atlanta University.

Under his leadership, the Los Angeles Urban League has become one of the most successful non-profit community organizations in Los Angeles with an annual budget of $20 million.  The Los Angeles Urban League serves over 100,000 individuals each year and operates a number of innovative, result-orientated job training, job placement, education, academic tutorial, growth development and business development programs serving African-Americans and other minorities utilizing state of the art computer technology preparing League constituents for the 21^st Century.  In 1997, the United Way presented it Agency of the Year Award to the Los Angeles Urban League.

Mack is a highly respected advocate for equal opportunities in education, law enforcement and economic empowerment for African-Americans and other minorities—and a bridge builder across all racial, cultural, economic, gender and religious lines.

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