A native of the Midwest in the United States, Heather has spent the last 25 years living and working around the world as a senior executive in the fast-moving financial services industry in the US, Australia and New Zealand. She's a former Partner at Mercer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, and currently serves on the advisory board of Financial Executive Women. She’s also one of the first 100 Certified Teachers in the world of the Search Inside Yourself program, developed at Google, and in 2019 co-championed a global mindfulness at work initiative for 5,000 employees at the global investment firm, Morningstar. She is passionate about business for a higher purpose and building performance cultures where people thrive.