Jodi Jacobson

President, Editor in Chief

Jodi Jacobson was president and editor in chief of Rewire.News, where she led a team of professional editors and journalists reporting on reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice, and the intersections of race, environmental, immigration, and economic justice.

Jodi is recognized as an expert policy analyst and advocate on international public health, gender equity, and human rights, as well as on environmental and demographic issues; in prior positions, she helped shape U.S. and United Nations policies on reproductive health, HIV and AIDS, immigration and refugees, and violence against women. Jodi was the founder and for 13 years the executive director of the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), an organization that monitors the effects of U.S. international policy on reproductive and sexual health and rights. Prior to establishing CHANGE, she was a consultant to numerous organizations on reproductive health, environmental, and demographic issues, including the International Women’s Health Coalition, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Population Council, and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization. Her previous work experience includes serving as director of advocacy at American Jewish World Service; senior policy analyst for energy and environment at the National Governors Association; and senior researcher at the WorldWatch Institute. 

Jodi has been quoted extensively in the LancetBMJ, and The Economist and national daily news media including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. She has written numerous articles and papers, and is the co-author of ten books.

While Studios Protect Trump, They Hire Another Alleged Abuser to Host ‘The Apprentice’

MGM, NBC, and The Apprentice producer Mark Burnett have been using what may be shaky legal arguments to protect Donald Trump from the release of tapes many say further reveal racist and misogynistic attitudes of the GOP's presidential nominee. Now it turns out they will relaunch the show in January with a new host, former California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has also been accused of allegedly groping women on "movie sets, in studios, and in other settings."