Hala Gaines Moddelmog

Hala Gaines Moddelmog

Hala Gaines Moddelmog, Georgia Southern - Iota Nu, is President and CEO of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Her responsibility is to build, strengthen and solidify that organization as the global leader in the breast cancer awareness and research movement. Her leadership includes full responsibility for strategic direction and financial stewardship, including public policy, advocacy and grant making in 50 countries and 125 affiliates worldwide. Hala became the first woman to lead an international Quick Service Restaurant brand when she was named president of Church's Chicken in 1995. She is a multidimensional leader whose areas of strength include strategic planning, marketing, product development and assembling high performance leadership teams. After leaving Church's in 2004, she served as CEO of Catalytic Ventures, a company she founded to evaluate investment opportunities. Hala was named the 2008 Woman of the Year.