Paula Johnson

Paula Johnson
14th President of Wellesley College
Assumed office
July 1, 2016
Preceded byH. Kim Bottomly
Personal details
Born
Paula Adina Johnson

1959 (age 6566)
New York, U.S.
SpouseRobert Sands
EducationRadcliffe College (BS)
Harvard University (MD, MPH)

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.