From the Wall Street Journal:

“In early 2002, Brian Gallagher was catapulted out of Columbus, Ohio, and into the hot seat.

After a 21-year career inside United Way of America — the last five running the Columbus affiliate — Mr. Gallagher was named chief executive of the 120-year-old parent organization.

At the time, United Way was struggling. Once a darling of Corporate America, its reputation had been badly tarnished in the early 1990s, when the group’s longtime national leader was sentenced to seven years in prison for fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy.

In 2000, the group’s board hired McKinsey & Co., a management-consulting firm…”

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