Heidi L Sieck is helping to transform our political system at its core by making it more inclusive. She is a civic entrepreneur bringing 25 years of innovation and activism to the intersection of technology, politics and well being while fueling an obsession with elevating women to positions of leadership.
She is currently Co-Founder/CEO of #VOTEPROCHOICE and most recently the founding Chief Operating Office of Democracy.com and Civic Hall.
Heidi established herself as a systemic transformer when she led Mayor Gavin Newsom’s award winning 311 Customer Service Center project, a $20 million construction, technology and transformational government service establishing the foundation of the open government movement in the U.S.
She serves as Chair of the National Institute for Reproductive Health Board of Directors and is on the founding leadership team and Board of Directors of CTZNWELL, a movement for the well-being of all. She is also an Advisory Board Member of VoteRunLead and founding Board of Directors of Emerge New York.
When she is not creating a company, mentoring young women or giving a speech about political reform or gender parity, you will find Heidi playing in the sandbox of democracy. Heidi has worked on six presidential campaigns and countless state and local races from New York City to Nebraska. She served as President of the nonpartisan San Francisco Women’s Political Committee, the largest women’s organization in the City. She also co-founded the San Francisco Women’s Policy Summit and created the San Francisco Women’s Collaborative.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Nebraska and a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School where she was awarded the Holly Taylor Sargent Award for Advancement of Women in Leadership.