Michelle Sie Whitten is the President and CEO of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL). She co-founded the organization in 2009, after giving birth to her daughter Sophia, who has Down syndrome. Whitten has received numerous honors for her Down syndrome advocacy work, including speaking at the United Nations for the Mission of the Holy See. Prior to her career in the non-profit sector, Whitten was a cable TV pioneer in East Asia working for Liberty Media Corporation and Starz Encore
