Margot Fahnestock

As President and CEO of PMC, Margot works with the team to drive PMC’s vision, set strategy, cultivate partnerships and donor relationships, and represent the organization externally.

Prior to PMC, Margot was the Vice President of Strategic Development at Medicines360, a nonprofit women’s health innovation company, where she led fundraising efforts and oversaw M360’s program to expand access globally to its hormonal IUD. Margot also served as a Program Officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, responsible for making grants to reduce unintended pregnancies and improve reproductive health and rights in East and West Africa. She was a founding member and catalyst for the Ouagadougou Partnership, which has mobilized hundreds of millions in additional funding for family planning in Francophone West Africa.

Earlier in her career, Margot served as a policy analyst at Futures Group in Washington, DC, collaborating with Ministries of Health in multiple African countries to improve policies for family planning and reproductive health. Margot spent two years as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer teaching English at a secondary school in Mali, West Africa.

Check out Margot’s latest Op-ed in Ms. Magazine.

HER FAVORITE PART OF WORKING AT PMC  

Margot enjoys collaborating with storytellers all over the world to improve people’s lives.

EDUCATION 

• University of California at Los Angeles, BA
• University of Chicago, Master of Public Policy

OUT OF THE OFFICE 

Margot lives in San Francisco, California. She loves exploring San Francisco and cities all over the world, particularly discovering the best places to eat. Margot serves on the boards of Mali Health and OASIS, both organizations improving maternal and reproductive health in Francophone West Africa.

Favorite TV, Movie, Podcast, Or Book

Margot’s a huge fan of books and movies. Among her favorites are the movie Running on Empty and novels Bel Canto by Ann Patchett and All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy.