Heidi Sinclair is a highly respected 25-year communications and marketing veteran who combines insightful strategic consulting with operational strength.

Today she runs the marketing, communications and philanthropic consulting firm, Heidi Sinclair & Co developing strategies, platforms and creative concepts that enable leaders, brands and organizations to achieve their highest potential. Her clients include Microsoft, Richemont, Intellectual Ventures and the Smith Family Foundation.

Previously, she served as Chief Communications Officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with responsibility for the Foundation’s communications to all stake holders and the general public globally. She also has been the personal advisor to Bill and Melinda Gates on all communications matters.

Prior to the foundation, Ms. Sinclair was CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa with oversight for 18 Burson-Marsteller operations and 33 affiliate operations across Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Russia. Before, Ms. Sinclair was Global Chairman of Technology for Burson-Marsteller, where she spearheaded global teams working on technology clients in over fifty countries. She has been Global Client Leader for several of Burson-Marsteller’s largest clients including SAP, HP, Sun and Apple. Ms. Sinclair was a member of Burson-Marsteller’s Executive Board.

Ms. Sinclair is well known as a strategist, corporate executive and an entrepreneur. She founded two companies in the media and communications space, the first at age 23. She built several new businesses within corporate structures for Burson-Marsteller, Ketchum Communications and International Creative Management.

Ms. Sinclair graduated from Stanford University with an A.B. in English. She is a four-time Young Entrepreneur award winner, and has been the recipient of numerous marketing and communications honors. She is on the board of the Women’s Leadership Fund and the Computer History Museum and is a member of the World President’s Organization and the International Women’s Forum. She is also an award winning poet. After having lived all over the world, Ms. Sinclair has returned to her native Seattle.

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