Veena Siddharth
Vice President, International Programs
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Veena Siddharth, the Vice President of International Programs for Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), draws on two decades of experience in the international arena and a background in advocacy and human rights.
Veena joined PPFA in July 2007. She has lived and worked in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, focusing her career on issues related to poverty and powerlessness in such areas as:
- women's rights,
- human rights,
- economic security for women,
- refugee assistance,
- education, and
- HIV/AIDS.
She was most recently the Asia Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch and prior to that has worked with Oxfam, UNDP, and the World Bank.
She earned her baccalaureate at Bryn Mawr College in 1984.
At Planned Parenthood Veena continues to devote herself to securing for women in Asia, Africa, and Latin America economic and reproductive rights which are essential to the well-being of their family, their community and their country.
Ms. Siddharth appeared on the Future Choices episode which was aired June 2009: "Bye Bye Global Gag."