Hala Moddelmog
Hala Moddelmog is president and chief executive officer at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which she joined in 2006. As a 6-year breast cancer survivor, Moddelmog is a former Fortune 500 executive with a passion for championing women's issues and community engagement.
Prior to joining the Komen, Moddelmog served as founder and CEO of Catalytic Ventures, a private equity firm that consulted and invested in the food service industry. She was the first woman in corporate America to lead an international QSR brand in 1995 when she was named president of Church's Chicken. She also held executive management and marketing positions at Arby's Franchise Association and BellSouth. In 2003 she received the Women of Achievement Award from the YMCA of Greater Atlanta.
Moddelmog earned a bachelor's degree in English from Georgia Southern University and a master's degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of Georgia.