Lois Quam presents Who Runs the World?

About the Book:

In Who Runs the World?, Pathfinder CEO, former FORTUNE 50 executive, and U.S. State Department official Lois Quam offers personal reflections and a global perspective to demonstrate that unlocking the talent of the world’s women – half of all humanity – is the key for global progress in the 21st century. Quam recognizes that reproductive health care – and the ability to make these personal decisions - is central to women’s ability to reach their full potential in life.

This book presents the voices of Pathfinder leaders from Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, showcasing efforts to support and advance women as we confront climate change, fragile health systems, and inequality.

In these pages, you’ll discover the effective global work to unlock women’s talent and inventiveness with reproductive health equity. Who Runs the World? is a call to action for everyone who has experienced for themselves what it means to choose whether and when to have children – and to do so safely.

About The Author:

Named three times to FORTUNE’s list of the most influential women leaders in business, Lois Quam, Pathfinder’s CEO since 2017, is a senior leader in the corporate, government, and civil society sectors. At Pathfinder, Lois and her colleagues provide global leadership demonstrating the vital role women play, when supported, in addressing the central challenges of our day.

Deeply committed to putting power and decisions closer to those who experience their impact, Lois relinquished her role as Pathfinder’s President to form a leadership group with two other women – President Lydia Saloucou Zoungrana in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and President Tabinda Sarosh in Karachi, Pakistan.

Prior to joining Pathfinder, Lois served at the U.S. State Department as leader of President Barack Obama's Global Health Initiative with annual U.S. investment over $8 billion addressing the biggest health challenges facing millions of people across over eighty countries. In the corporate sector, she was the founding CEO of a division of UnitedHealth Group, providing services to older Americans and low-income families across the United States through the Medicare and Medicaid programs and in partnership with AARP. A Rhodes Scholar from Minnesota, Quam has degrees from Oxford University and Macalester College.