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Patricia Nece, J.D. (she/her/hers)

Immediate Past Chair, OAC Board of Directors
Obesity Action Coalition
Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Patricia Nece, J.D., is an avid advocate for sound obesity treatments and the eradication of weight-based bias, stigma, and discrimination. She encourages change by sharing her own experiences of living with obesity. Her advocacy work has included testifying before the U.S. Food & Drug Administration; participating in numerous Congressional briefings; and providing a lived-experience perspective to legislators, healthcare professionals, researchers, employers, entertainers, journalists, and more. Patty is the Immediate Past Chair of the Obesity Action Coalition, an 80,000-member nonprofit organization dedicated to giving a voice to individuals affected by obesity. She currently chairs OAC’s Weight Bias Committee. She is also a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, the World Obesity Federation’s Policy and Prevention Committee, and the International Obesity Collaboration. She was awarded OAC’s Barbara Thompson Award for advocacy in 2015 and The Obesity Society’s Presidential Medal in 2022 for her contributions to the field. Patty retired from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor in 2022 after 37 years of service as an appellate litigator and regulatory/legislative counsel.

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