Pat Mitchell

Pat Mitchell is the former president of CNN Productions, the Paley Center for Media and the first woman president and chief executive of PBS. In 2011, Mitchell partnered with TED Talks to co-curate TEDWomen, a global conference focused on women. She continues to serve as the editorial director of TEDWomen, held in San Francisco in 2016. Follow her on Twitter: @patmitchell.

ALL POSTS BY Pat Mitchell

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  Justice

  Hurricanes, Monsoons and the Human Rights of Climate Change

  September 20, 2017

  | Pat Mitchell

  Extreme storms make the case that climate change is not only a threat to our environment, but also a threat to the human rights of many poor and marginalized people around the world.
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  Society

  Looking at Hillary's Nomination Through a Nordic Lens

  June 25, 2016

  | Pat Mitchell

  In major political election years, we tend to focus on women’s chances of winning top leadership roles in government. But change in gender perceptions must be effected everywhere.