Ed Foster-Simeon Biography

A champion of soccer as a vehicle for youth development and social change Ed Foster-Simeon was named President & CEO of the U.S. Soccer Foundation in May 2008. He has more than two decades of experience at the local state and national level of the game and has been an active member of the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2004.
Under his leadership the U.S. Soccer Foundation has become a nationally recognized leader in sports-based youth development. The organization places a special emphasis on programs that improve health and social outcomes among children in underserved communities. The U.S. Soccer Foundation’s work was recognized with the 2010 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy which is presented by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans. The U.S. Soccer Foundation’s work also earned a prestigious Social Innovation Fund award in the Healthy Futures portfolio and a Justice Department Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Multi-State Mentoring award.
During Foster-Simeon’s tenure the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s annual Urban Soccer Symposium has developed into the nation’s premier event where coaches mentors and administrators learn and exchange best practices in the use of soccer as a vehicle for youth development.

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