President and CEO of the
United Way of New York State

Therese Daly is the currently the President and CEO of the United Way of New York State.

Therese was most previously the Chief Advocacy and Government Affairs Officer at NYATEP and prior, Vice President for Mercury Public Affairs and worked out of Albany and New York City’s office. She brings a track record of accomplishments in the political, transportation, and financial sectors. Therese’s background includes a decade of experience with strategy development, business development, sales, communication, public relations and government relations.

Prior to joining NYATEP, Therese served as the Director of Correspondence in Senate Majority Leader, Andrea Stewart Cousins’ office. In this role she oversaw all direct correspondence and facilitated office communications between lobbyists, constituents, advocacy groups, and individuals as well as covid response, and special events to name a few.

Earlier in her career, Therese worked at New York Public Transit Association, handling their communications, legislative and advocacy efforts as well as their annual conference. Therese was drawn to transportation from her work as a commodities trader on the Chicago Mercantile Market prior.

Therese received a B.A. in political science from Siena College and has been the recipient of awards for her advocacy efforts and leadership such as Nominee for Forbes 30 under 30, YWCA Resourceful Woman Award, A Siena Saint Who Don’t Sit On The Sidelines, Friends of Recovery 2022 Recovery Community Spotlight Award Recipient. Therese was featured on City and State’s 2022 40 under 40 as part of a feature on the best and the brightest of Albany, a Rising Power Player in New York State by Politics NY and AM Media, City & State's 100 Most Responsible Leaders in NYS, 100 Most Powerful People in Economic Development in NYS, and most recently named a 2024 Trailblazer in the Nonprofit Sector in New York State.

Therese serves on the board of the Shaker Heritage Site and Eleanor’s Legacy.