Shirley M. Malcom, Ph.D., is senior advisor to the CEO and director of SEA Change at AAAS. Malcom received her B.S. at the University of Washington and M.A. at the University of California, Los Angeles, both for zoology. In 1974, she received her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in ecology. Some previous positions included high school teacher, assistant professor of biology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and program officer in science education at the National Science Foundation before she joined AAAS. Throughout her career, Dr. Malcom's work has focused on increasing access for and advancement of women, especially women of color, in science. She is a recognized leader of efforts to improve the accessibility of education and careers in science and engineering for girls and women, as well as Black, Indigenous and Hispanic communities. Her inspiring work has led to numerous honors such as the Sigma Xi Gold Key Award, the University of Washington’s Alumna Summa Laude Dignata Award, the UCLA Medal, and the Public Welfare Medal, the highest award of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Pennsylvania State University named an Innovation Park building in her honor in 2022 to recognize her pioneering work that has helped open doors for women of color in the sciences.