Faye Wattleton is a Managing Director with Alvarez &
Marsal in New York. Ms. Wattleton’s distinguished career
spans more than three decades, during which she has
amassed an extraordinary track record for leadership, 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.
Perhaps best known for her executive leadership and
advocacy of improving the status and healthcare of women,
she brings dynamic and demonstrable experience as an
executive, board member and consultant in the health sector
and public policy arenas. She has served as a director for a
range of public companies, including as chair of audit and
corporate governance committees.
Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Wattleton served as Co-Founder
and President of the Center for the Advancement of Women, an independent, nonpartisan think
tank, conducting women-focused national research for public education and policy advocacy. During
her leadership, CFAW received national and international acclaim for its groundbreaking research on
women’s opinions, experiences, roles and status in society.
From 1978 to 1992, Ms. Wattleton was President and CEO of the nation’s oldest and largest
voluntary reproductive health provider, 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, with an aggregate budget of $500 million, providing
medical and educational services to four million Americans each year, through 170 affiliates
operating in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Under its international arm, known as Family
Planning International Assistance, PPFA provided technical assistance and commodities to
organizations in dozens of developing countries.
Lauded as a public spokesperson and for her managerial skills and revolutionary public policy
advancement by Business Week and Money, Ms. Wattleton has received countless honors and
awards. 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.
With more than three decades of corporate governance experience serving public and private
corporations, Ms. 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-BoberFinancial Services (1986-1988), Leslie Fay (1993-1998), Estée Lauder
Companies (1995-2003), WellChoice, Inc. (1993-2005), QuidelCorporation (1994-2006) and
SavientPharmaceuticals (1997-2007).
Ms. Wattleton earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Ohio State University and a master’s
degree from Columbia University. She holds fourteen honorary degrees.