Helena Richardson

As the director of the Young Leaders Program, Helena leads the Heritage Foundation’s efforts to develop college campus outreach, young professional engagement, and the Heritage internship to equip the next generation of conservative leaders.

Before joining The Heritage Foundation, she worked at The LIBRE Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting free market principles in the Hispanic community. In her role as eastern coalitions coordinator for LIBRE, she oversaw coalition building with students, young professionals, and families in North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. Prior to this role, Richardson worked as a legislative assistant with Becker & Poliakoff’s government relations team in their Washington, D.C. office. Richardson also worked for the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute as a programs manager to oversee leadership development and congressional outreach.