Our Team

Betsy Hoover
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Betsy Hoover
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Betsy served as National Digital Organizing Director in 2012 & co-founded 270 Strategies in 2013. She has been recognized by Business Insider as “at the forefront of political innovation” and was featured on Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30: Law & Policy” list.

Shomik Dutta
Co-Founder and Board Member

Andrew McLaughlin
Partner

Sarah Eberhard
Principal, Operations & General Counsel
Sarah Eberhard
Principal, Operations & General Counsel
Prior to joining HGL in 2019, Sarah was the COO and General Counsel at 270 Strategies and the the GC of After School Matters, a large not-for-profit in Chicago. Sarah spent the first 10 years of her legal career at Jones Day, with a focus on fund formation and securities law. Sarah earned her BA from Colgate and her JD from Northwestern School of Law.

Hillary Lehr
Principal, Partnerships
Hillary Lehr
Principal, Partnerships
Hillary Lehr has served as the VP of Client Success at Hustle, managed partnerships at Brigade and Causes.com, and spent five years innovating digital resources to scale nonprofit organizing campaigns. She earned BA and BS degrees from UC Berkeley where she serves as Board Vice President of the college alumni association.

Vin Morada
Vice President, Investments
Vin Morada
Vice President, Investments
Prior to joining HGL, Vin worked in investing and banking roles at Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch respectively. He also worked at Microsoft as a product manager early in his career and had a brief experience as the co-founder of a failed startup. He has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from NYU.

Leah Bae
Community Director

Charlton Cunningham
Accelerator Program Manager

Katie Moroski
Executive Assistant
Katie Moroski
Executive Assistant
With a background ranging from campus ministry to sales, Katie has found her niche in the world of executive assistance. She has EA experience working for a large regional healthcare system and a small digital product agency. Katie is a proud resident of the City of Cincinnati and earned a BA in Theology from Xavier University.

Teddy Gold
Venture Partner
Teddy Gold
Venture Partner
Teddy is a Venture Partner at HGL where he focuses on sourcing new deals and portfolio success. He is currently the Co-Founder of a (stealth!) new venture from Create Venture Studio in New York. Previously, Teddy worked in tech investment banking, software growth equity, and was an early employee at HGL portfolio company Mobilize, which was acquired by EveryAction.
Our Board of Advisors
Our board members serve as strategic advisors, mentors, and consultants.

Beth Bafford
VP of Syndications and Strategy, Calvert Impact Capital
Beth Bafford
VP of Syndications and Strategy, Calvert Impact Capital

Jeremy Bird
Chief Policy Officer, Lyft
Jeremy Bird
Chief Policy Officer, Lyft

Catherine Bracy
Executive Director, TechEquity Collaborative
Catherine Bracy
Executive Director, TechEquity Collaborative

Ben Brandzel
Founder, The OPEN Network
Ben Brandzel
Founder, The OPEN Network

Gary Brown
President, Political Data Inc.
Gary Brown
President, Political Data Inc.

Ryan Clinton
co-Founder & Partner, Ridgeline
Ryan Clinton
co-Founder & Partner, Ridgeline

Ron Conway
Founder, SV Angel
Ron Conway
Founder, SV Angel

Lindsey Schuh Cortes
CEO, Democratic Data Exchange
Lindsey Schuh Cortes
CEO, Democratic Data Exchange

Jiore Craig
Principal, GQR
Jiore Craig
Principal, GQR

Addisu Demissie
Partner, 50+1 Strategies and Campaign Manager, Cory 2020
Addisu Demissie
Partner, 50+1 Strategies and Campaign Manager, Cory 2020

Jon Favreau
Founder, Crooked Media
Jon Favreau
Founder, Crooked Media

Natalie Foster
President, Economic Security Project
Natalie Foster
President, Economic Security Project

Anthony Foxx
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Anthony Foxx
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Richard Frankel
Former Founder/President, Rocket Fuel
Richard Frankel
Former Founder/President, Rocket Fuel

Kate Gage
Founding Partner, The Movement Cooperative
Kate Gage
Founding Partner, The Movement Cooperative

Kathleen Gasperine
Co-Founder & Principal, Paradigm PM LLP
Kathleen Gasperine
Co-Founder & Principal, Paradigm PM LLP

Julius Genachowski
Former FCC Chairman and Managing Director at Carlyle
Julius Genachowski
Former FCC Chairman and Managing Director at Carlyle

Danielle Gray
Partner, O’Melveny & Myers
Danielle Gray
Partner, O’Melveny & Myers

Josh Hendler
President, Bacon and Grit Strategies
Josh Hendler
President, Bacon and Grit Strategies

Matt Hodges
Head of Technology, Zinc Collective
Matt Hodges
Head of Technology, Zinc Collective

Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize
Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize

Raffi Krikorian
Managing Director, Emerson Collective
Raffi Krikorian
Managing Director, Emerson Collective

John Lee
CTO, NGP VAN
John Lee
CTO, NGP VAN

Rebecca Leventhal
Founder, The Helm
Rebecca Leventhal
Founder, The Helm

Marlon Marshall
Partner, City Fund
Marlon Marshall
Partner, City Fund

Terrell McSweeny
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Terrell McSweeny
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Caitlin Mitchell
Partner, NEWCO Strategies
Caitlin Mitchell
Partner, NEWCO Strategies

Tamer Moktar
Partner, InvestinginUs
Tamer Moktar
Partner, InvestinginUs

Tamim Mourad
Serial Tech Entrepreneur
Tamim Mourad
Serial Tech Entrepreneur

Tatenda Musapatike
CEO, Voter Formation Project
Tatenda Musapatike
CEO, Voter Formation Project

Scott Nathan
Founder, Atlantic Neptune Impact
Scott Nathan
Founder, Atlantic Neptune Impact

Jose Nunez
Deputy Chief Mobilization Officer, Organizing, DNC
Jose Nunez
Deputy Chief Mobilization Officer, Organizing, DNC

Josh Nussbaum
Founder, The Movement Cooperative
Josh Nussbaum
Founder, The Movement Cooperative

Michael O’Neil
Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement, Vivid Seats
Michael O’Neil
Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement, Vivid Seats

Derek Parham
Former Deputy CTO, Hillary for America
Derek Parham
Former Deputy CTO, Hillary for America

Deval Patrick
Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Michael Podhorzer
Political Director, AFL-CIO
Michael Podhorzer
Political Director, AFL-CIO

Jeff Potter
Technologist
Jeff Potter
Technologist

Laura Quinn
Co-founder and President, Catalist
Laura Quinn
Co-founder and President, Catalist

James Rucker
Partner, Springboard Partners
James Rucker
Partner, Springboard Partners

Mollie Ruskin
Founder, Trestle
Mollie Ruskin
Founder, Trestle

Aia Sarycheva
Venture Capitalist
Aia Sarycheva
Venture Capitalist

Mike Schneider
Partner, Bully Pulpit Interactive
Mike Schneider
Partner, Bully Pulpit Interactive

Sonal Shah
Executive Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation at Georgetown University
Sonal Shah
Executive Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation at Georgetown University

Ian Simmons
Co-Founder & Principal, Blue Haven Initiative
Ian Simmons
Co-Founder & Principal, Blue Haven Initiative

Liesel Pritzker Simmons
Co-Founder & Principal, Blue Haven Initiative
Liesel Pritzker Simmons
Co-Founder & Principal, Blue Haven Initiative

Steph Speirs
Co-Founder and CEO, Solstice
Steph Speirs
Co-Founder and CEO, Solstice

Nellwyn Thomas
Chief Technology Officer/Chief Analytics Officer, DNC
Nellwyn Thomas
Chief Technology Officer/Chief Analytics Officer, DNC

Stephanie Valencia
Co-founder, EquisLabs
Stephanie Valencia
Co-founder, EquisLabs

Colin Vernon
Technologist and Product Lead
Colin Vernon
Technologist and Product Lead

Tommy Vietor
Founder, Crooked Media
Tommy Vietor
Founder, Crooked Media

Jonae Wartel
VP, Advocacy & Elections, More than a Vote
Jonae Wartel
VP, Advocacy & Elections, More than a Vote

Ross Weiner
Partner & General Counsel, Qatalyst Partners
Ross Weiner
Partner & General Counsel, Qatalyst Partners

Tom Wheeler
Former Chairman, FCC
Tom Wheeler
Former Chairman, FCC

Bryan Whitaker
Chief Innovation Officer, TargetSmart
Bryan Whitaker
Chief Innovation Officer, TargetSmart

Mike Yang
Investment Advisor
Mike Yang
Investment Advisor