John King Jr.

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John King Jr.
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King in 2016
15th Chancellor of the State University of New York
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Personal life

King is married to Melissa Steel King, a partner at Bellwether who began her career as a kindergarten and 1st grade teacher. They have lived in Silver Spring, Maryland [ needs update ] and have two daughters. [1] [ failed verification ]

King serves on several boards including the Harvard University Board of Overseers, the Robin Hood Foundation, MDRC, and the American Museum of Natural History.[ citation needed ] King co-chairs This Is Planet Ed with former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, an initiative of the Energy and Environment Program of the Aspen Institute which seeks to mobilize the education sector to act on climate. [77] King previously served on the boards of Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence and Teach Plus.[ citation needed ]

King has family roots in Maryland. His great-grandfather was enslaved in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the cabin in which he, his mother, and siblings lived as enslaved people is still standing. King's grandmother was among the earliest graduates of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 1894, a historically Black college which was then known as Princess Anne Academy. [78]

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