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Heritage’s staff pursues its mission by performing timely, accurate research on key policy issues and effectively marketing these findings to the American people and policymakers.

Found 31 Directors

Kelly Adams

Director, People Operations

Chad Barefoot

Director, Donor Relations

Kristine Bramsen

Director, Phillip N. Truluck Center for Leadership Development

Lindsey M. Burke, Ph.D.

@lindseymburke

Director, Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones Fellow in Education

Paul Dans

Director, 2025 Presidential Transition Project

Danielle Doane

Director, Congressional Relations

Lauren Evans

Director, Digital Productions

Elizabeth Fender

Director, Marketing

Kara Frederick

@karaafrederick

Director, Tech Policy Center

Diana Furchtgott-Roth

@DFR_Economics

Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment and The Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy

Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.

@NileGardiner

Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom and Bernard and Barbara Lomas Fellow

David Green

Director, Finance and Controller

Board of Trustees

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Internships & Young Leaders Program

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Join college students from around the country as part of Washington, D.C.’s premier internship program. The Heritage Foundation Internship Program attracts young conservative leaders of the highest caliber. Click here for information and application materials.