Natasha Fooman

Natasha Fooman serves as President and CEO of Highland Summit, a position she has held for eight years. With 25 years of experience in the intersection of government and business and public policy, she has advanced Fortune 500 companies by leading government affairs and regulatory strategies, negotiating complex legislation, and building partnerships at the local, state, and federal levels. Her career includes successfully navigating challenges in financial services, travel, transportation, telecommunication, public policy, and public safety. She led governmental affairs for one of the nation's largest fintech companies for over 15 years, protecting its products from adverse legislation while building collaborative relationships with legislators, regulators, and industry leaders through education and solutions that serve all stakeholders. Fooman now helps companies organize and navigate complex public policy, translating and developing strategies that create lasting impacts, and brings together government leaders, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to solve problems. She serves on the boards of the California Museum, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, NAACP, and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, now called Blood Cancers Unite, where she has contributed to financial literacy initiatives and supported efforts to fund cures for cancer. Recognized as Women of the Year and later as National All-Star Woman of the Year for raising the most donations, Fooman attributes her success to trusting herself, listening, inspiring others, building bridges, creating opportunities, uniting people, and leaving every organization and person stronger than she found them.