Marcie Roth

Marcie Roth is Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the World Institute on Disability (WID). WID is one of the oldest disability rights organizations founded and continually led by people with disabilities. WID has been advancing the rights of 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide since 1983. Marcie leads global initiatives on equity, inclusion, accessibility, and community resilience for governments, corporations, health systems, and the United Nations, with a commitment to operationalizing accessibility and inclusion as intersectional imperatives for equity, diversity, and global social justice. Marcie was recently named by Forbes Magazine to their inaugural Fifty Over 50 Impact List, and by Womens’ eNews as one of their 21 Leaders for the 21st Century. In addition to her leadership role with WID, Marcie serves on the American Red Cross Diversity Advisory Council, the Board of Directors of InterAction, and as Chairperson of the US Department of Health and Human Services National Advisory Committee on Disability and Disaster.