Nancy Goodman Brinker

• Nancy G. Brinker website
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure website

Nancy Goodman Brinker (born December 6, 1946, in Peoria, Illinois) is the founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization named after her only sister, Susan, who died from breast cancer in 1980 at age 36.Brinker was also United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2001 to 2003 and Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2007 to the end of the George W. Bush administration. Brinker, a breast cancer survivor, uses her experience to heighten understanding of the disease. She speaks publicly on the importance of patient's rights and medical advancements in breast cancer research and treatment.She is currently serving as the World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control.Brinker is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Promise Me - How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer, released on September 14, 2010.Brinker has helped build Komen by fostering a coalition of relationships within the business community, government, and volunteer sectors in the United States.  For her work on breast cancer research, Time magazine named Brinker to its 2008 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.Calling her "a catalyst to ease suffering in the world," President Barack Obama honored Brinker with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor on August 12, 2009In 1982, Brinker established Susan G. Komen for the Cure, after a promise to her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. Since its inception, the nonprofit has raised over $1.9 billion for research, education and health services, making it the largest breast cancer charity in the world.Komen has more than 75,000 volunteers nationwide, 120 affiliates in the United States, and 3 affiliates in other countries. The organization has resulted in the development of many new treatment options and a higher quality of life overall for breast cancer patients and long-term survivors.  Brinker served as founding chairman of the organization, supervising all aspects of initial growth,.On December 2, 2009, Brinker was appointed CEO. She also pioneered cause marketing, allowing millions to participate in the fight against breast cancer through businesses that share Komen's commitment to end the disease. Susan G. Komen for the Cure received Charity Navigator's highest rating, four stars.bBrinker commands a salary in excess of half a million dollars a year.  In 2012, a furor arose around her decision to pull funding to Planned Parenthood.

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