Sarah Kate Ellis is the President and CEO of GLAAD, the nation’s only lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Media advocacy organization.

An award-winning media executive and outspoken advocate for LGBT equality, Sarah Kate has led national media brands to their biggest successes, most notably growing Real Simple into one of Time Inc.’s most respected and successful magazines.

In 2011, Ellis co-authored a memoir with her wife, Kristen Ellis-Henderson, which chronicled their simultaneous pregnancies. The two are outspoken advocates for LGBT equality and were featured on the “Gay Marriage Already Won” cover of Time Magazine.