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[[File:Carol Head.png|thumb|Source: LinkedIn]] '''Carol Head''' served as CEO and President of [[Solve ME/CFS Initiative]] (Solve M.E.) from 2013 to 2019 and is a current member of the Solve M.E. Board of Directors. She fell ill with [[ME/CFS]] upon finishing [[Stanford University]] Graduate School of Business<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.linkedin.com/in/headcarol | title = Carol Head | last = | first = | date = | website = Linked In| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> in the 1980s. Although she has ME/CFS, she improved significantly after many years of illness; she believes she dodged a bullet and was 95% recovered when she began as CEO.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQwUmoAKUic | title = Carol Head Shares Her Journey with ME/CFS | last = Head | first = Carol | date = Oct 23, 2014 | website = YouTube| publisher = SolveCFS| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojUoxm7rNL8 | title = Carol Head Speaks at Stanford Business School Reunion | last = Head | first = Carol | date = Nov 10, 2015 | website = YouTube| publisher = Solve CFS| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> During her tenure at Solve M.E., she significantly increased its resources and influence, both in research and in advocacy. However, due to a relapse of ME/CFS, in March of 2019 she announced she was stepping down as CEO of Solve M.E. to serve on its board.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Straight Talk From Carol Head As She Steps Down From Solve ME | url = https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2019/07/27/straight-talk-carol-head-solve-me/ | website = Health Rising | date = 2019-07-27 | access-date = 2019-10-13|language=en-GB| first = Cort | last = Johnson}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oup7VDabhE0 | title = An Update From Carol Head at SMCI | last = Head | first = Carol | author-link = Solve ME/CFS Initiative | date = March 15, 2019 | website = YouTube| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> She continues to be active in the fight for ME research. ==Awards== *2017, [http://www.oprah.com/health_wellness/o-magazines-2017-health-heroes/9 Health Hero by O Magazine] "Carol Head named one of fourteen visionaries who are healing bodies, minds, and communities."<ref>{{Cite news |url =http://www.oprah.com/health_wellness/o-magazines-2017-health-heroes/9 | title = 14 Health Heroes Who Are Changing Healthcare As We Know It | last = | first = | date = Jan 2017|work=Oprah.com | access-date = 2018-08-16| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | language=en-us}}</ref> == Webinars == Carol steers monthly webinars<ref>{{Cite news |url =http://solvecfs.org/smci-2015-webinar-series/ | title = SMCI 2015 Webinar Series - Solve ME/CFS Initiative|work=Solve ME/CFS Initiative | access-date = 2018-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> which are recorded and posted to YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/user/SolveCFS | title = SolveCFS | website = YouTube|language=en | access-date = 2018-08-16}}</ref> == Institute of Medicine report briefing == March 25th, Solve ME/CFS Initiative hosted a briefing in Washington,D.C. on the [[Institute of Medicine report]] on ME/CFS. Carol Head was a speaker. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQlmIsgR1Ig Video - Carol Head at the SMCI IOM briefing]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQlmIsgR1Ig | title = Carol Head at the SMCI IOM briefing | last = Head | first = Carol | date = Apr 16, 2015 | website = YouTube| publisher = SolveCFS| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> == Presentations == *Aug 2018 - IMEC13 13th International ME Conference - Dinner Speech - [https://youtu.be/4cJDoTTGB1o YouTube]<ref>{{Citation | title = IIMEC13 13th International ME Conference - Pre-Conference Dinner Speech - Carol Head | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cJDoTTGB1o|language=en | access-date = 2021-10-25}}</ref> *Nov 2015 - Carol Head Speaks at Stanford Business School Reunion - [https://youtu.be/ojUoxm7rNL8 YouTube] ([https://youtu.be/ojUoxm7rNL8 3]) *Aug 19, 2015 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz7sCYo7ZOY Carol Head's Presentation to CFSAC meeting Part 1]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz7sCYo7ZOY | title = SMCI President Carol Head speaks about the need for ME/CFS funding | last = Head | first = Carol | date = Sep 4, 2015 | website = YouTube| publisher = SolveCFS| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> *Aug 19, 2015 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcvITFumS7E Carol Head's Presentation to CFSAC meeting Part 2]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcvITFumS7E | title = SMCI President Carol Head tells the story of an ME patient who committed suicide | last = Head | first = Carol | date = Sep 4, 2015 | website = YouTube| publisher = SolveCFS| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> *May 18, 2017 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Najd5O7usnQ Recording of Congressional Briefing on ME/CFS]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Najd5O7usnQ | title = Congressional Briefing on ME/CFS | last = Markey | first = Ed | last2 = Brea | first2 = Jen | date = May 26, 2017 | website = YouTube| publisher = SolveCFS| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date= | last3 = Nahle | first3 = Zaher | last4 = Head | first4 = Carol}}</ref> ([http://solvecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/InvisibleCrisis_wide_051817-print.pdf Slides of briefing]) == Talk and interviews == *Oct 14, 2014, [[ME/CFS Alert]] Episode 69-1 - Carol Head interviewed by [[Llewellyn King]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHPiNZdwdcs (Part 1)]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHPiNZdwdcs | title = Episode 69 Part 1: Carol Head interviewed by Llewellyn King | last = King | first = Llewellyn | date = Oct 14, 2014 | website = YouTube| publisher = ME/CFS Alert| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> *Oct 14, 2014, [[ME/CFS Alert]] Episode 69-2 - Carol Head interviewed by [[Llewellyn King]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ViQj01qfeI (Part 2)]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ViQj01qfeI | title = Episode 69 Part 2: Carol Head interviewed by Llewellyn King | last = King | first = Llewellyn | date = Nov 3, 2014 | website = YouTube| publisher = ME/CFS Alert| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> *Oct 23, 2014, Carol Head Shares Her Journey with ME/CFS [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQwUmoAKUic (Video)] == Other coverage == * May 2, 2017, [https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2017/05/02/passionate-pragmatist-carol-head-fight-mecfs-equality-smci-pt/?utm_content=buffer33f58 Passionate Pragmatist: Carol Head and the Fight for ME/CFS Equality: The SMCI Pt. I]<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2017/05/02/passionate-pragmatist-carol-head-fight-mecfs-equality-smci-pt/?utm_content=buffer33f58 | title = Passionate Pragmatist: Carol Head and the Fight for ME/CFS Equality: The SMCI Pt. I - Health Rising | date = 2017-05-02|work=Health Rising | access-date = 2018-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> *Feb 14, 2018, [http://msmagazine.com/blog/2018/02/14/fight-follows-pain-prejudice/?utm_content=buffer05699 The Fight that Follows Pain and Prejudice]<ref>{{Cite news |url =http://msmagazine.com/blog/2018/02/14/fight-follows-pain-prejudice/?utm_content=buffer05699 | title = The Fight that Follows Pain and Prejudice - Ms. Magazine Blog | date = 2018-02-14|work=Ms. Magazine Blog | access-date = 2018-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> == Online presence == *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/headcarol LinkedIn] *[https://twitter.com/SMCICarol Twitter] *[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=carol+head+cfs YouTube] == See also == * [[2017 ME/CFS Advocacy Week]] * Solve ME/CFS Initiative ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Advocates or allies]] [[Category:American advocates or allies]]
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