Piper Stege Nelson

Piper Stege Nelson is an American anti-violence activist, born in the United States of America.

Nelson serves as Executive Director of I Live Here I Give Here, an Austin, Texas non-profit dedicated to local philanthropy. Nelson was named to the BBC 100 Women 2021^[1] list for her work with The SAFE Alliance in Austin, where she oversaw all aspects of public outreach from 2017-2020. She has previously worked with Michelle Obama's Let Girls Learn initiative and Annie's List, a political action committee which recruits, trains, and supports progressive women running for office.

A native of Austin, Nelson is a 1997 graduate of Carleton College,^[2] where she received a Bachelor's degree in Women's Studies and Spanish and was awarded a Fulbright Program grant. She earned her Master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin in 2020.

• 100 Women (BBC)