Paula Schneider is honorary vice chair of Susan G. Komen®. She brings a personal perspective to Komen’s mission as a breast cancer survivor whose mother died of metastatic breast cancer. Schneider is widely regarded as an expert in organization management and finance, serving as president and CEO of American Apparel and Delta Galil Premium Brands and as president at Warnaco Swimwear Group. She served in strategic advisory roles at the private equity firm, The Gores Group. She has been a featured speaker at thought leadership forums such as Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, and The Milken Institute's Future of Health Summit. She also was named one of Los Angeles Business Journal’s 500 Most Influential People for 2016 and garnered the National Association of Women’s Business Owners Inspiration Award in 2010.