No leadership opportunity should ever be taken lightly, and my decision to join Women Deliver in April as the President and CEO was more difficult than most. But in the end, for me, it came down to two things: first, the critical need for global advocacy organizations that unequivocally demand the full suite of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all girls and women, everywhere, no matter their age, ethnic, socio-economic, religious or gender identity, sexual orientation, or ability. And second, the need for these organizations to realize their full potential by moving beyond their problematic legacy of racism and colonialism.

I joined Women Deliver to help carve a new way forward and to play my part in making sure that organizations that do this work are representative of the lived experiences of people like me and others with marginalized and vulnerable identities.