The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) appointed Ken Wheatley as its new CEO, effective immediately. Wheatley has held numerous leadership roles, including as a senior vice president with Sony Electronics, New York, from which he retired after a 24-year career, and as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He has served on a number of boards and international advisory groups, such as the Red Cross, the Boys and Girls Club, the Mid-County Transportation Management Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the International Organization of Standardization, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the International Security Management Association. Most recently, he served for four years as the codirector for the California Chapter of the Washington DC-based Lung Cancer Alliance.
Wheatley earned a master’s degree from Webster University and has attended multiple senior executive education programs.
“I’m excited and deeply appreciative for the opportunity to join an organization that is positively changing the lives of thousands of people around the world,” said Wheatley. “CAF has a great history, and I look forward to continue to support and execute its mission to help get individuals with physical challenges back into the game of life through sports and physical fitness.”
William K. (Bill) Geppert, a member of CAF’s board of directors, has served as the interim CEO for the past eight months.
