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Dr. Jamila K. Taylor is a nationally-recognized health policy leader and President and CEO of the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Her work centers on maternal health and reproductive justice, the structural barriers to health care access, racial and gender disparities in health outcomes, and the intersections between health care and economic justice.

Throughout her 20+ year career, Taylor has championed the health and rights of women and promoted policies that ensure access to vital health care and dismantle structural racism within the U.S. health care system. She started her career as a congressional staffer in the office of Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) in the late 1990s and has held leadership positions in national organizations, such as the Center for American Progress, the Century Foundation, the National WIC Association, and others.

Dr. Taylor's expertise is highly sought-after by the media, government officials, academics, advocates, foundations, and other key stakeholders, and she has provided commentary on the most pressing women’s issues on NPR, the Associated Press, Morning Consult, C-SPAN, Fox News, BC World News, Politico, and other outlets. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Howard University, a Masters degree in Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Hampton University.