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class="hlist"><ul><li>Philanthropist</li><li>activist</li><li>entrepreneur</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Joseph Germanotta</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2, including <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cynthia Louise Germanotta</b> (<a href="/wiki/N%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Née">née</a> <b>Bissett</b>; born August 30, 1954) is an American philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur. She is the president of the <a href="/wiki/Born_This_Way_Foundation" title="Born This Way Foundation">Born This Way Foundation</a>, which she co-founded with her daughter, the singer <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_education,_and_career"><span id="Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_career"></span>Early life, education, and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cynthia_Germanotta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, education, and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Germanotta was born Cynthia Louise Bissett on August 30, 1954, in <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> and was raised in <a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her parents were Paul Douglas Bissett (1926–2013), a <a href="/wiki/State_Farm" title="State Farm">State Farm</a> insurance agent who sang with the McMechen Men's Chorus and the McMechen Methodist Choir, and Veronica Rose Ferrie (1928–2022).<sup id="cite_ref-westvirginia_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-westvirginia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is of Italian descent through her mother and Scottish, English and German descent through her father. She has an older brother, Paul, and a younger sister, Cheryl Ann.<sup id="cite_ref-stone_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stone-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Germanotta graduated from <a href="/wiki/John_Marshall_High_School_(West_Virginia)" title="John Marshall High School (West Virginia)">John Marshall High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Glen_Dale,_West_Virginia" title="Glen Dale, West Virginia">Glen Dale, West Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-westvirginia_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-westvirginia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She then attended <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a> and earned a master's degree in <a href="/wiki/Public_administration" title="Public administration">public administration</a> from <a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-us_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-us-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While at West Virginia University, Germanotta was a cheerleader and a member of <a href="/wiki/Chi_Omega" title="Chi Omega">Chi Omega</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-westvirginia_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-westvirginia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Germanotta worked for <a href="/wiki/Verizon" title="Verizon">Verizon</a> as a telecommunications executive in sales and management.<sup id="cite_ref-us_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-us-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-stone_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stone-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy_and_activism">Philanthropy and activism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cynthia_Germanotta&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Philanthropy and activism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2012, Germanotta and her daughter, <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, co-founded the <a href="/wiki/Born_This_Way_Foundation" title="Born This Way Foundation">Born This Way Foundation</a>, a non-profit organization focused on inspiring youth, ending bullying, and building up communities.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Germanotta was honored by Boston <a href="/wiki/PFLAG" title="PFLAG">PFLAG</a> and by Dancing Classrooms for her advocacy regarding youth mental health.<sup id="cite_ref-us_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-us-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (January 2020)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Germanotta is an advocate for the Women's Council on Heart Health for the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute and serves on the board of the Empowerment Initiative at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Nebraska-Lincoln" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Nebraska-Lincoln">University of Nebraska-Lincoln</a>. She also served on the Ladies Auxiliary Committee of The Columbus Citizens Foundation, for which she received the Humanitarian Award in 2015. As of 2016, she serves as a member of the Board of Governors for the <a href="/wiki/Parsons_School_of_Design" title="Parsons School of Design">Parsons School of Design</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-us_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-us-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (January 2020)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On June 10, 2018, Germanotta addressed the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> on behalf of the Born This Way Foundation and launched the United for Global Mental Health initiative.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 20, 2019, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>' World Health Organization announced that Germanotta would be one of four new Goodwill Ambassadors, as the ambassador for mental health.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cynthia_Germanotta&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Germanotta is married to Joseph Germanotta, an internet entrepreneur and restaurateur.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple have two daughters, <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Stefani</a> (born 1986) and Natali (born 1992).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Germanotta is <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> and is a parishioner at the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Blessed_Sacrament_(Manhattan)" title="Church of the Blessed Sacrament (Manhattan)">Church of the Blessed Sacrament</a> in New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, she appeared in the documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Gaga:_Five_Foot_Two" title="Gaga: Five Foot Two">Gaga: Five Foot Two</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cynthia_Germanotta&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 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