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Paula Johnson
1959–
United States
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Biography
Paula Adina Johnson (born 1959) is an American cardiologist and the current president of Wellesley College. She is the first Black woman to serve in this role. Prior to her role as president of Wellesley, Johnson founded and served as the inaugural executive director of the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women's Health & Gender Biology, as well as Chief of the Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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