Sally Canfield

Current

• Senior Program Officer at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Past

• Policy Director at Romney for President, Inc.
• Policy Director at The Commonwealth PAC
• Assistant to the Speaker for Policy at Office of the Speaker, J. Dennis Hastert

• Deputy Chief of Staff at Department of Homeland Security
• Director, Policy and Plan at The White House
• Counselor to the Secretary at Department of Health and Human Services
• Domestic Policy Advisor at Bush Cheney 2000
• Legislative Assistant at Congressman Jim McCrery
• Senior Federal Legislative Representative at Mutual of Omaha

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Education

• Northwestern University
• University of Oxford
• Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

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Connections

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Industry

Public Policy

Sally Canfield’s Summary

Ms. Canfield currently serves as a Senior Program Officer in the Global Health division for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Ms. Canfield provides strategic counsel to the Foundation leadership regarding their relationships within the advocacy, policy, and political communities in Washington, DC. Her responsibilities include managing a $23 million grants portfolio that consists of high visibility partners like the ONE Campaign, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and the Friends of the Global Fight organization. She also is responsible for the Foundation’s relationship with the Government of Japan.

Her position with the Gates Foundation follows a distinguished career in the Executive Branch, on Capitol Hill, and in two Presidential campaigns. Ms. Canfield has held various senior positions including Deputy Chief of Staff at the United States Department of Homeland Security, Counselor to the Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, and Senior Policy Advisor to the Speaker of the House. In the 2000 campaign, Ms. Canfield served as Domestic Policy Advisor to then- Governor George W. Bush and in 2008 campaign cycle, she served as Policy Director and Speechwriter to Governor Mitt Romney.

Ms. Canfield was recognized for her work in 2004 by Government Executive magazine where they named her as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Persons in Homeland Security”. In 2005, National Journal named her one of the “Top 100 staffers on Capitol Hill” and in 2008, Glamour Magazine featured her in their article “10 Political Powerhouses Under 40”.

Ms. Canfield has also worked for Congressman Jim McCrery and Congressman Mac Thornberry, the Mutual of Omaha Companies, Caremark International and for John McLaughlin on his public affairs talk show, “The McLaughlin Group”.

She has a Bachelors Degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and has studied at Saint Catherine’s College, Oxford University.

Sally Canfield’s Experience

• Policy Director

  Romney for President, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)

  January 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 2 months)

• Policy Director

  The Commonwealth PAC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)

  April 2006 — January 2007 (10 months)

• Assistant to the Speaker for Policy

  Office of the Speaker, J. Dennis Hastert

  (Political Organization industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year )

• Deputy Chief of Staff

  Department of Homeland Security

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  March 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 7 months)

• Director, Policy and Plan

  The White House

  (Political Organization industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years )

• Counselor to the Secretary

  Department of Health and Human Services

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  2001 — 2001 (less than a year)

• Domestic Policy Advisor

  Bush Cheney 2000

  (Political Organization industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

• Legislative Assistant

  Congressman Jim McCrery

  (Political Organization industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

• Senior Federal Legislative Representative

  Mutual of Omaha

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

  1997 — 1998 (1 year )

Sally Canfield’s Education

• Northwestern University

  1989 — 1993

• University of Oxford

  One year study/exchange , Political Science , 1990 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  Saint Catherine's College

• Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

  1986 — 1989