Directed by Kelly Teacher for The Advcoate and Merrill.Dr. C. Nicole Mason, a single mother to twins, was recently named one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune and a Champion of Pride by The Advocate and is the president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a beltway think tank focused on winning economic equity for all women.
Dr. Mason is the second leader in the organization’s history, and one of few women of color leading a think tank in Washington, D.C. "When I think about where I started out to where I end up," Mason says reflecting on the path that brought her to where she is today, "It's definitely been a journey, and an imperfect one." Financial freedom is something she thinks about a lot.