Faye Wattleton
Activist
Faye Wattleton is the first African-American and youngest President ever elected to Planned Parenthood (1978–1992). Currently, she is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal and Heads the board governance advisory practice in New York. Prior to that, she served as the President of the Center for the Advancement of Women, and also served on the board of trustees at Columbia University. She is best known for her contributions to family planning and reproductive health, as well as the pro-choice movement.
In 1986, the American Humanist Association named her Humanist of the Year. In 1990, Wattleton, along with 15 other African American women and men, formed the African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom. She was a 1993 inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Wattleton was hosted by The Common Good in 2008: 2008 Democratic National Convention Panel.
Twitter: @FayeWattleton
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