Laura Hilgart knows how public affairs, government relations and San Francisco’s unique political environment intersect. She has served private sector clients and public officials across the country, including in Senator John Kerry’s Washington, DC office, at the French Consulate in Boston and at the Association de Igualdad y Justicia in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Prior to joining New Deal, Laura worked as a lobbyist at San Francisco Platinum Advisors and Boston’s O’Neill
and Associates.

Laura is currently a member of the Urban Land Institute, the SF Bike Coalition, SPUR, Leadership San Francisco, the Alliance Francaise de San Francisco, and the Associate Board of Generation Citizen. Laura graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in International Relations.