Jackie Payne is a lawyer and policy advocate with 25 years of experience working to advance gender justice. She brings an intersectional and cross-movement lens to her work.Jackie Payne began her career in South Africa working on issues related to gender equity, women's health, and economic justice. In 1997, Jackie became staff attorney at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago. Driven by a desire for systemic change, Jackie joined the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund in Washington, D.C., where she partnered with community-based organizations to address the gendered-roots of poverty in America and chaired the National Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. In 2003, Jackie was recruited by Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) to run its 50-state advocacy program. In this role, she collaborated with the 100+ affiliates to build capacity for effective advocacy. In 2006, Jackie was promoted to lead PPFA's federal and state policy work as Director of Government Relations.In 2009, Jackie signed on to design and run an 80-million dollar movement building initiative with the NoVo Foundation. Jackie partnered with experts in leadership and organizational development, movement building, and gender and racial justice to support leaders’ efforts to strengthen the movement to end violence against girls and women in the U.S. Following the 2016 election, Jackie felt called to understand, connect with, and engage moderate women voters as a powerful force for change. She launched this effort in 2018 and after18 months of deep listening built a program to support more women to vote their values and help create an America that works for everybody. Jackie received her B.A. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. She is a trustee of the Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation and on the Board of the Women and Justice Project. Jackie and her husband Jonah are enjoying the adventure of raising two lovely kids.