Bridgett Wagner, as vice president for policy promotion at the Washington, DC–based think tank the Heritage Foundation, oversees its coalition relations, Truluck Center for Leadership Development, and Young Leaders Program, among other duties. All of these areas are focused on spreading conservative principles, policies, and ideas among allies, public audiences, interns, young professionals, and new audiences.

Her responsibilities also include advising and consulting with fellow leaders in the think-tank and nonprofit communities. She first joined Heritage in 1981 as a research assistant to the president of the foundation, and she has served in various leadership roles in external relations, events, and fundraising.

Outside of Heritage, Wagner serves as a trustee at the University of Dallas and at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. She is a director of the State Policy Network, the Foundation for Government Accountability, and the Fund for American Studies. She also serves on the Clare Boothe Luce Selection Committee of the Henry Luce Foundation.

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