About Leadership Connect

Our Story

Your Needs Have Changed.
So Have We.

When the company was founded over 50 years ago by two Fortune 500 CEOs and a White House staffer, information transferred much more slowly. Printed directories were all clients needed to get in touch with leadership.

Times have changed, and so has the technology we use to find information and communicate with others – inspiring our team to re-think how to connect in a modern and simplified way. These changes led to the creation of Leadership Connect, a vital tool in relationship building for policymakers and professionals nationwide.

Leadership Connect provides productivity solutions for:

Government Affairs Government Contractors Congress Federal Government

Meet the Team

Bios of Connectors Across Departments

Work With Us

Everyone from full stack developers to data scientists, to former Hill staffers, help shape our in-depth people intelligence.

There is never a dull moment in Washington, D.C. People come from all over the world to join forces at Leadership Connect.

We're currently working remotely, with on-site optional, but we cannot wait to get together for rooftop happy hours, exploring two brand new offices, and meeting all of the new hires in our growing team.

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Caitlin (Blocker) Harder

Director of Marketing

Caitlin’s developed connections through her 10+ years on the Hill. In her previous life, she met directly with staff to impact policy decisions for the federal government and contractors. She started out at Leadership Connect directing the data science team how to articulate the value of their research, and then moved to the marketing team.

Caitlin enjoys nerding out over market psychology and real estate trends, playing with her dog (Hobbes), cooking, and traveling.

Baz Hiralal

Media Team Lead

Baz trains the media team to decipher the constant flux in the world of journalism. He also grooms new writers to provide better analysis for clients.

The Manhattan College, Business MGMT grad (& Social Co-Chair) is a former journalist/editor/web producer and is known for the Movers & Shakers column, which focused on executive moves and sector analysis in the financial services (investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, etc.), legal and corporate communities.

Sofija Sutton

Software Engineer

In late 2020, Sofija took a career leap from administration and fine arts into engineering. She enjoys collaging illustrations of bugs, creating recipes with random pantry items, and trying to protect her plants from her cats to mixed success.

Her tech stack includes: JavasScript, Sequelize, PostgresSQL, Express, React, Redux, Node.js, Vue.js, Phaser.io, and Three.js.

Shai Tzach

VP, Finance

Shai Tzach is responsible for financial reporting, accounting, payroll and benefits management.

Prior to joining Leadership Connect in 2001 as Assistant Controller, Mr. Tzach was a controller with a telecom start-up from 1999 to 2001. He currently has a 1,250+ day streak in Duolingo, with 52,000 XP in Spanish, 7,000 XP in Arabic and 4,000 XP in Japanese.

Hannah (Pitt) Anderson

Associate Research Analyst, Federal Team

Hannah joined the team in May 2022, bringing experience from her internship with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She graduated from BYU with a Bachelors in Political Science and minors in International Development and Chinese. While there, Hannah was also Editor in Chief of the Ballard Brief, which publishes student analysis of social issues.

Hannah loves solving complex problems using data, and is also an avid hiker, snowboarder, and reader.

Heather Donegal-Devlin

Associate Director, Federal Government

Heather entered the people intelligence industry after graduating with her B.A. in Marketing from Pace University. Driven by her desire to build quality relationships, she has helped clients understand the value of our services for over 20 years.

Heather is an avid crafter who creates beautiful party decorations with her Cricut smart cutting machine.

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Connectors advising 40,000 of the most powerful people in the US

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Physical and virtual offices in the US, headquartered in DC

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In-house tech team

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Connected team collaborating in the cloud

Culture

A team built on core values

Collaboration

Like our app, Connectors can find the right people in our own company to share ideas and have a sense of ownership. Everyone is accessible, no matter the title.

Service

In addition to providing consultative services to our clients, we come together as a team for community service.

Intellectual Curiosity

Every Connector constantly learns more about their community, industry trends, and ways we can deliver the highest quality services. The company is dedicated to offering professional development to advance careers.

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