Director of Program & Public Policy, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
Janet Nudelman, MA, Sr. Director of Program & Public Policy at Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) draws on over 35 years of experience working in the social change arena as a political organizer and lobbyist on women’s health issues.
Under her leadership, BCPP’s advocacy efforts are playing an important role in making breast cancer prevention a priority in statehouses and the halls of congress and have resulted in the passage of 19 local, state and federal laws creating the nation’s first statewide biomonitoring program to measure the pollution in people; enacting a federal ban on phthalates in kids toys; securing passage of California bans on 24 of the worst-of-the-worst chemicals from cosmetics as well as banning the entire class of PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, textiles and cosmetics; and, championing passage of California legislation that requires the disclosure of the ingredients in professional salon products, cleaning products and fragrance and flavor ingredients in cosmetic products.
Janet also co-founded and directs BCPP’s 19-year-old Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, which has raised consumer awareness of - and demand for - safe cosmetics and sparked the growth of the clean cosmetics industry, estimated to reach $22 billion by 2024. She has a BA in political science from the Evergreen State College and an MA in public policy from George Washington University.