Page Gardner

Page S. Gardner conceived of and founded Women's Voices. Women Vote, or WVWV. She is an expert in the voting patterns of women voters, with a particular expertise in unmarried voters. She began this project dedicated to increasing the share of unmarried women in the electorate.

Under Page's leadership WVWV became the first major organization to identify unmarried women as a crucial, yet unrecognized constituency. Since WVWV began contacting and engaging unmarried women their share of the voting electorate has increased steadily and significantly. In 2008, WVWV expanded its engagement efforts to include younger voters, African Americans, and Latinos and facilitated the registration of nearly 1 million of these hard-to-reach, traditionally disengaged Americans.

During her 20 years experience as a political and communications manager and strategist, Ms. Gardner has worked at senior levels for the most competitive presidential, senatorial, gubernatorial, and congressional campaigns in all parts of the country. Ms. Gardner also has managed some of the most hotly debated national public policy issue campaigns, including those related to reproductive rights, civil rights, national budget priorities, technology, and trade. Ms. Gardner has been credited with designing and implementing some of the most creative and successful issue and legislative campaigns, as well as staging come-from-behind candidate victories in key battleground races. She is regarded as one of the top strategists in the country.

Ms. Gardner has a magna cum laude degree from Duke University. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Virginia.