Kristan Hawkins is the CEO of the Pro-Life Generation, and President of Students for Life of America and Students for Life Action. Since launching the organization in 2006, Kristan has spent two decades building a national network of more than 1,700+ campus Students for Life groups in all 50 states, training more than 250,000 students to stand up for Life.
Under her leadership, Students for Life of America has become the largest pro-life youth organization in the world, and Students for Life Action has grown into a force to be reckoned with on Capitol Hill and in statehouses across the nation.
On June 24, 2022, Kristan had the honor of announcing that Roe was reversed on the steps of the Supreme Court to millions around the world.
She films weekly YouTube videos, discussing trending news items from a pro-life perspective. Her writings and interviews have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, Newsmax, Newsweek, Victory Channel, EWTN, and NPR. As a frequent speaker and media analyst, Kristan’s expertise includes abortion, feminism, disability advocacy, and healthcare as she navigates the social conditions and public policy that impact the human rights issue of our day.
In 2025 alone, Kristan’s speeches and discussions on college campuses gained 405 million impressions across social media, and her videos now generate hundreds of millions of views each year. Currently, across all social platforms, she has over 1.3 million followers.
After traveling the country full-time for four years, Kristan, her husband, and four children have now settled in Teton Valley, Idaho.
Everyday in America, pro-life students are ending abortion. The young people of this generation have survived abortion and have dedicated their lives to ending the greatest human rights tragedy our world has ever known. Yet, their stories, which are real and messy, won't make the news headlines. However, they must be told. It will be their stories that inspire and encourage others to join with us to abolish abortion in our lifetime.