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Stacey D. Stewart

Over her career, Stacey D. Stewart has served as a transformational executive in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, serving as a chief executive almost consistently for over 20 years. Stewart began her business career in investment banking and housing finance in New York and Atlanta. After business school, Stewart served as public finance investment banker on Wall Street and led teams financing over $2 billion in transactions for state and local governments. Early in her career, she also led the affordable housing business for Fannie Mae in the Southeastern Region, opening nine local corporate offices.

In 1999, Stewart transitioned her business skills to the non-profit and philanthropic sectors, assuming the role of President and CEO of the Fannie Mae Foundation, then the largest affordable housing foundation in the US. In this role, Stewart was responsible for innovative initiatives addressing affordable housing and homelessness, including leading the largest fundraiser addressing homeless in the US. In 2009, Stewart became the EVP of Community Impact at United Way Worldwide (UWW), the world’s largest non-profit, leading impact strategy for local United Ways in the US and in 41 countries worldwide. She also served as UWW’s first U. S. President, overseeing 1,100 local United Ways throughout the US, and providing strategic direction for the network’s impact, revenue, and brand.

On January 1, 2017, Stewart became the 5th president of March of Dimes, and its first African American president. Over her six-year tenure, Stewart led the nation’s preeminent organization focused on healthy moms and healthy babies. Her leadership transformed the organization’s focus incorporating maternal health, health equity and improving the brand’s relevance among younger audiences and communities of color. Stewart also led advocacy efforts contributing to the most significant legislation in maternal and infant health in two decades.

Stewart has a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Georgetown University. She also holds honorary degrees from Trinity University, Morgan State University, Texas Southern University, Lincoln University, and Alabama A&M University. She currently serves on several boards nationally and in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, including Independent Sector, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Women’s Congressional Policy Institute.

Since 2010, Stewart has served on the board of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT), a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in residential mortgage loans and other mortgage-related assets. As a Trustee, Ms. Stewart chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and serves on the Compensation Committee. In 2022, Stewart was elected to serve on the board of Hologic, a global leader in medical technology and diagnostics focused on women’s health. In that role, she is a member of the Audit Committee.

Ms. Stewart is married to Jarvis C. Stewart, the Chairman and Managing Partner of Cover Communications, a strategic communications firm based in Washington, D.C. The Stewarts have two daughters, Madeleine (20) and Savannah (18).