We are happy to announce Catherine Chen is the new Polaris CEO.

[[link removed]] [[link removed]]Dear John,

We have news
[[link removed]] ! After a thorough, year-long, nationwide search, all of us at Polaris are
thrilled to share with our friends and supporters that Catherine Chen will be
our new Chief Executive Officer. As someone who cares deeply about reducing and
preventing sex and labor trafficking, we feel certain you will be as excited as
we are about this news, for so many reasons.

Catherine is a veteran anti trafficking strategist who has spent nearly two
decades building and implementing innovative programs across the globe that are
centered on the recognition that trafficking in all its forms is the end result
of inequity, discriminations, abuses of power and massive systemic and
governmental failures. Today, she brings the full force of that experience to
build on the proud legacy Polaris has built over nearly 20 years.

The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Chen began her anti trafficking work as a
volunteer before there even was a U.S. law that defined human trafficking as a
crime. For the last two years, Catherine has led a talented team through the
process of building out the organization’s 10-year strategy to reduce labor
trafficking of migrant workers, expand accountability for sex trafficking,
support survivors and leverage the reach and breadth of the financial services
sector as key partners in all those efforts. She will also lead Polaris’s work
to enhance our research and data capacity to better inform the anti human
trafficking field and expand our state and local advocacy program to bring more
of you into the fight to reduce and prevent trafficking.

To learn more about Catherine’s background, commitment and expertise, please
read her bio here
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Thank you for all you do to support our community and our work. We are so
grateful to have you in our corner and so excited about this next chapter we
enter into together.


In Solidarity,

The Executive Team and The Board of Directors




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