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Pat Mitchell

Co-Founder/Editorial Director TEDWomen; Managing Partner, Connected Women Leaders; Co-Founder, Project DandelionPat Mitchell Media

Biography

Pat Mitchell is an award-winning journalist, producer and media executive who broke new ground for women as the first woman president of PBS and of CNN Productions. She is the co-founder, host and editorial director for TEDWomen and co-founder and managing partner of ConnectedWomenLeaders, a cohort of global women leaders. She serves on the boards of the Sundance Institute, The Skoll Foundation, Participant Media, The Woodruff Arts Center and the VDAY movement to end violence, and she’s also a member of CARE’s Global Advisory Council and Chair Emerita of the Women’s Media Center. In her memoir, “Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World,” Pat shares her journey as a frontline advocate for a just, equitable and sustainable world.

Regional Focus

Central America, Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America

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Pat Mitchell - Pat Mitchell Media, June 11, 2016
This is part of a series of articles about the 2016 Skoll World Forum, which took place April 13-15 in Oxford, England. In April, I had the privilege of moderating…