Bio: Before assuming the role of President of Civic Participation Action Fund, Mr. McConnell spent 7 years at the Atlantic Philanthropies, the last three of which as Country Director for U.S. Programs. Previous experience includes 19 years as Vice President for Public Policy for the Alzheimer’s Association and 7 years on Capitol Hill, as Chief of Staff for the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging and as a professional staff member for the U.S. House of Representatives, Select Committee on Aging. Mr. McConnell earned both his Ph.D. in Sociology and a B.A. from the University of Southern California.