Deirdre Heiss

Deirdre Heiss currently serves as a Member Engagement Consultant at CGAP/World Bank, a position held since October 2016. Prior roles include Consultant for Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization at UNCDF for The Better Than Cash Alliance, and involvement in the Media and Communications team at UNDP's Executive Office. Additional experience encompasses project coordination at Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships and Carbon War Room, graduate internships at the Center for American Progress and The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, and a summer fellowship focusing on risk assessment at GloboKasNet. Earlier positions include work with the Distilled Spirits Council and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, where Deirdre managed legislative updates and research initiatives. Deirdre holds a Master's in Public Administration from NYU and a Bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis.