Stacey D. Stewart
Stacey Davis Stewart (born March 1, 1964[1]) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist[2]. She is the current President and CEO of March of Dimes.[3], the first African-American[4] and second woman[5] to serve as president of the national non-profit. She previously served as President of Fannie Mae Foundation and the U.S. President of United Way Worldwide[6], the nation's largest nonprofit organization. A veteran in business, she has served in a number of senior leadership roles[7] advising on organizational strategy, vision and operations.
Family and Education
Early life and ancestry
Stewart was born to Myrtle Reid Davis, a pharmacist, and Albert Miles Davis, a physician, in Atlanta, Georgia.[8]
Mrs. Myrtle Reid Davis served on the board of several Atlanta-based organizations, including the Atlanta Urban League, and was the first African-American president of the League of Women Voters of Fulton County.[9] In 1981, Mrs. Davis was elected as a member of the Atlanta City Council, where she would dedicate the next 20 years of her life to public service.[9]
Dr. Albert Miles Davis devoted his life to his patients as a primary care physician in Atlanta and was actively engaged in Atlanta's Civil Rights Movement[9]. In the 1960s, Dr. Davis served as president for the Atlanta Chapter of the NAACP[9]. During his tenure as president, he rallied other local Black doctors to advocate for the integration of health institutions, ultimately resulting in the desegregation of Grady Memorial Hospital[10]
Education
Stewart received her high school diploma from The Westminster Schools[11] in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Georgetown University and received her A.B. in economics and later attended the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business where she obtained an M.B.A. in Finance[12][2][13]. Stewart has also received honorary degrees from several academic institutions, including Alabama A&M, Morgan State University, Texas Southern University and Trinity Washington University.[14]
Personal Life
Stewart is married to Jarvis C. Stewart[13], the Chairman and Managing Partner of I + R Media, LLC, a strategic communications firm based in Washington, D.C.[15] The Stewarts have two children, Madeleine and Savannah[13][16]. Stewart is also an active member of several social and civic organizations, including Delta Sigma Theta (Mu Beta Chapter) and Jack and Jill of America.[17]
Reference section
- ↑ "Stacey Stewart's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bloomberg - Stacey D Stewart". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Stacey D. Stewart". www.marchofdimes.org. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Writer, Ayana Jones Tribune Staff. "Stacey D. Stewart leads the March of Dimes". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ David, Joshua (2018-04-04). "March of Dimes President, Stacey Stewart, Chats with EBONY". EBONY. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ "Stacey D. Stewart". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ "Details about March of Dimes' 1st Black president, Stacey D. Stewart". Rolling Out. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Stewart, Stacey D.; Krouse, As Told To Lauren (2020-04-21). "'COVID-19 Is Even Deadlier If You're Black, And I Want To Change That'". Women's Health. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Myrtle Davis's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Lovasik, Brendan P.; Rajdev, Priya R.; Kim, Steven C.; Srinivasan, Jahnavi K.; Ingram, Walter L.; Sayed, Blayne A. (2020-03-01). ""The Living Monument": The Desegregation of Grady Memorial Hospital and the Changing South". The American Surgeon. 86 (3): 213–219. doi:10.1177/000313482008600330. ISSN 1555-9823. PMID 32223800 Check
|pmid=value (help). Unknown parameter|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ "Westminster Magazine Fall 2017 by The Westminster Schools - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "How Stacey D. Stewart of March of Dimes Is Helping To Protect Mothers and Babies From The Effects of Covid-19". Social Impact Heroes. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Stacey Stewart". michiganross.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "Stacey D. Stewart". www.marchofdimes.org. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "The Team : Ian Reid". www.ianreidllc.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "Stacey D. Stewart". GetPodcast. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "March of Dimes President, Stacey Stewart, Chats with EBONY". EBONY. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
External links section
Diversity Journal Third Quarter Magazine 2021, Stacey D. Stewart, Women Worth Watching
Stacey D. Stewart Profile and Biography at Bloomberg
Stacey D. Stewart, March of Dimes
Stacey D. Stewart, Contributor at Huffington Post
Stacey D. Stewart, A Woman With Purpose, Akris
Stacey D. Stewart, Nonprofits | Philanthropy - Virginia Business
How March Of Dimes Is Taking On The Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
March of Dimes leader discusses combating vaccine hesitancy amongst pregnant women
Can't Help Falling In Love With A Vaccine: How Polio Campaign Beat Vaccine Hesitancy
A Faster, Cheaper Test to Gauge the Risk of Premature Delivery?
5 Questions with Stacey D. Stewart, President & CEO, March of Dimes
March of Dimes President Stacey D. Stewart Chats with EBONY About Her Road to Success
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