Pat Mitchell is a businesswoman in the media industry who has worked as a CEO and producer. Her career has focused on using media as a force for social change, with a special emphasis on the representation of women's voices and stories.
Mitchell partners with the TED organization to co-curate and host an annual global TEDWomen conference. Mitchell also advises foundations and corporations on issues of women's empowerment and leadership development as well as media and governance. In addition to her accomplishments both on and off the screen, Mitchell is known for her humanitarian efforts and for her work as a dedicated member of numerous nonprofit boards. She is the chair of the Women's Media Center and Sundance Institute boards; a founding board member of V-Day, a global movement to end violence; a founding member of Mikhail Gorbachev's global environmental organization, Green Cross International; a member of
the George Foster Peabody Awards board of directors; a member of the board of the Skoll Fund and Acumen Fund; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; and the International Women's Forum.