The Heinz Endowments, Member, Board of Directors

The Heinz Endowments has appointed Sameera Fazili to its 13-member Board of Directors. Based in Pittsburgh, the Endowments is among the largest philanthropic organizations in the United States. It is dedicated to advancing a vision of southwestern Pennsylvania as a vibrant center of creativity, learning, and social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

Fazili, an economic policy expert, has more than 20 years of experience in economic policy development, program execution and crisis management across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Her expertise spans multiple industries including financial services, manufacturing, clean energy, housing, small business, transportation, and logistics.

She is currently the Founder and CEO of Zoom Ventures, LLC, a firm offering advisory services to companies, philanthropies, and nonprofits on energy transition, supply chain resiliency, industrial policy, and inclusive economic development. Fazili previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House’s National Economic Council. Her other positions in federal government included serving in domestic and international economic policymaking roles in the White House for both President Biden and President Barack Obama, the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Federal Reserve System.

The full announcement of this appointment may be found here.  

Karen Wilcox led this search with Brinkley Serkedakis.