About Heritage

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Under the leadership of President Kay C. James, 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 26 Directors

Kelly Adams

Director, Personnel Operations

Chad Barefoot

Acting Director of 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

Luke Coffey

@LukeDCoffey

Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy

John Cooper

@thejcoop

Acting Director, Media

Matthew D. Dickerson

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Danielle Doane

Director, Congressional Programs

Lauren Evans

Director, Multimedia

Elizabeth Fender

Director, Marketing

Marie Fishpaw

Director, Domestic Policy Studies

Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.

@NileGardiner

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

Board of Trustees

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Meet the Heritage Foundation’s independent Board of Trustees.

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.