“The Board set out to find a leader with the vision to build upon YI’s successes from the last eight years, and the tools to develop YI into an even more influential and effective platform for 18-34 year olds,” said Ari Matusiak, co-founder and Board chair. “Rachel Fleischer is that leader. She is a proven change maker, with deep experience in building and leading teams, creating opportunities and delivering policy wins, and leveraging her creativity and smarts to navigate complex issues and add value to local and national causes and discourse. We are thrilled to have Rachel join and lead Young Invincibles.”
“Rachel Fleischer is a seasoned leader who brings tremendous strategic thinking, energy, and creativity to her work,” said Dawn Laguens, Executive Vice President and Chief Brand & Experience Officer, Planned Parenthood Federation of America. “She knows how to build campaigns that move people and policy. The combination of Rachel and Young Invincibles will be a very powerful one.”
Fleischer said about her new position, “I’m thrilled to join Young Invincibles, as they are at the nexus of the most important issues shaping tomorrow — health care, higher education, and economic opportunity. It is a true honor to work with this incredible team to build on YI’s great successes, and further develop a program that ensures young people can lead the way driving policies that will help them succeed.”
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