Linda Reinstein


Linda Reinstein is the co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, a nonprofit focused on asbestos awareness and preventing related diseases through education, advocacy, and community efforts.
She became an activist after her husband, Alan, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2003. In 2004, she and Doug Larkin founded ADAO to reach out to those who have been affected by asbestos-related disease. Now serving as president and CEO, Reinstein has focused the power of the social networks to unite those affected by asbestos-related disease, and those fighting for a ban on asbestos in the U.S. and around the world. Since 2004, Reinstein has been a strong political voice for justice in every major asbestos-related issue. She has frequently served as a U.S. Congressional witness and has also presented persuasive testimony, presentations, and keynote speeches across the world on the threat of asbestos to public health and the environment.

Global Appearances and Presentations

Reinstein has presented hundreds of speeches and keynote addresses focused on public health and environmental justice to audiences throughout the U.S., Amsterdam, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, The Netherlands, and Turkey. She has frequently served as a U.S. Congressional witness and has also presented persuasive testimony, presentations, and keynote speeches across the world on the threat of asbestos to public health and the environment including: