Heather Wilson

For ten years, Congresswoman Heather Wilson helped shape key legislations that cemented our national security, improved our domestic energy policy, and reformed American healthcare. A senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - and the only female veteran in Congress - she was also one of the top House members on the topics of Medicaid and Medicare, energy, and national security. Frequently, House Republican leaders turned to her because of her ability to effectively and passionately communicate on these important issues. She brings this same passion to audiences as she explains the impact the new administration will have on the American businesses and associations that provide energy, healthcare, and much more to the American people. Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, Heather Wilson delivers the benefit of her deep knowledge of the key policy issues so that American business and the American people can affect positive change.

A Life of Service. Wilson's record of public service dates to age 17, when she packed her bags for the U.S. Air Force Academy in the third class to include women. She graduated in 1982, and eventually became the first Air Force Academy graduate to serve in Congress. A Rhodes Scholar, Wilson earned her master's and doctoral degrees in international relations from Oxford University in England. As an Air Force officer she worked with our NATO allies and in the United Kingdom. Then in 1989, she became director for European defense policy and arms control on the National Security Council staff at the White House. In 1991, Wilson founded Keystone International Inc. in Albuquerque to work with senior executives in large American defense and scientific corporations with business development and program planning work in the United States and Russia.

An Advocate for Families. In 1995, Wilson was appointed Cabinet Secretary for New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department where she led efforts to reform child welfare laws, modernize the juvenile justice system and improve early childhood education. This position led her to take an intense interest in Medicare and Medicaid and the ways in which the system can be improved to ensure the health of the American people and the American healthcare industry.