Judy Waxman is the vice president and director of health and reproductive rights at the National Women's Law Center. She pioneers advocacy, policy and educational strategies to promote the quality and availability of health care, including reproductive choice, for American women. Prior to joining the center, Waxman served as deputy executive director at Families USA for over a decade. In that capacity, she worked to achieve high quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans and was a leader on grassroots and activities on Medicaid, Medicare and other health care access legislative issues. She previously served as a professional staff member with the Pepper Commission (The United States Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care). Waxman was also an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, an attorney for the Department of Health and Human Services and served as president of the Board of Directors of the Women's Medical Center, a nonprofit health clinic. She holds a law degree from American University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami, in Florida.