Our Leadership

With more than 35 years dedicated to the world’s largest nonprofit, David Lewis continues to drive impact as the immediate past president of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, leading its Pennsylvania’s Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program to expand educational opportunities and community support.

With a passion for helping people in need and a gift for partnership building, Lewis has raised more than $350 million throughout his career. During his tenure as President from 2013 to 2024, Lewis tripled revenue for the local United Way, solidifying UWGLV as a top-performer among the United Way network of 1,100 local organizations nationwide.

Lewis spent the early part of his career as a social worker with middle and high-school students and later transitioned to fundraising to reach more people in need. He began working with United Way in 1988 as campaign director in Southeastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), served as Vice President of Resource Development in Camden County, New Jersey and was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in Lancaster County. He joined UWGLV in 2012 as Vice President, Resource Development.

Lewis holds a B.S. in social work from Elizabethtown College and M.S.W. in social work administration from Rutgers University. He’s been recognized by Lehigh Valley Business as a Game Changer–Most Admired CEO of a Nonprofit and honored with The Salvation Army’s Spirit of the Lehigh Valley award.

Lewis has three adult children: Joshua, Jacob and Riley and three grandchildren: Jack, Ada and Cassian. He resides in Hellertown and loves living and working in a community where so many people care about helping their neighbors.