Phil Harvey

This article is about the American entrepreneur. For the Coldplay manager, see Phil Harvey (band manager).
Phil Harvey
Born(1938-04-25)April 25, 1938
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 2, 2021(2021-12-02) (aged 83)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Known forPhilanthropy
Sexual Health
SpouseHarriet Lesser

Phil Harvey (April 25, 1938 – December 2, 2021) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and libertarian who set up large-scale programs that delivered subsidized contraceptives in poor countries. Harvey was the founder and former president of DKT International, the Washington, D.C.–based charity that implements family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention programs in 57 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. He was the chief sponsor of the DKT Liberty Project which raised awareness about freedom of speech issues in the U.S. Harvey was also the president of Adam & Eve, the North Carolina–based company that sells sex toys, adult films and condoms. Consequently, he has been called "one of the most influential figures in the American sex industry today".[1]

Harvey used profits from Adam & Eve to supplement support from international donors to protect millions of poor couples from unwanted pregnancies and HIV infections. In 2019, DKT International provided contraceptive protection to 49 million couples.[2]

  1. ^ Schlosser, Eric (2004). Reefer madness: sex, drugs, and cheap labor in the American black market. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0-618-44670-2.
  2. ^ "DKT International Family Planning and HIV Prevention". Dktinternational.org. Retrieved 2014-01-17.