FAYE WATTLETON

Faye Wattleton was born on July 8, 1943 in St Louis Missouri. Wattleton earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Ohio State University and a master’s degree from Columbia University. Her career spans more than three decades, both as a CEO of national not-for-profit organizations and serving on the boards of public and private corporations, academic institutions and high-impact philanthropic organizations. From 1978 to 1992, Ms. Wattleton was President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). She was the youngest, first woman and first African American-and longest tenured professional-to hold this position. At the time of her departure, a restructured Planned Parenthood had grown to become the nation’s seventh largest nonprofit organization. She is the 2004 recipient of the prestigious Fries Prize for service to improving public health and was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993. Wattleton is an active member of the board of trustees of Columbia University, the board of governors of the PardeeRand Graduate School and serves on the board of directors of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Previously, she served on the boards of directors of public companies including Ehrlich-Bober Financial Services (1986-1988), Leslie Fay (1993-1998), Estée Lauder Companies (1995-2003), WellChoice, Inc. (1993-2005), Quidel Corporation (1994-2006) and Savient Pharmaceuticals (1997-2007). She  is a Co-Founder of EeroQ, a leader in the field of quantum computing hardware.

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