Helga has more than 30 years of experience across civil society and the private and public sector in the areas of corporate citizenship, government affairs, public policy, community affairs, social impact and sustainability, crisis and external communications, responsible sourcing, and stakeholder engagement. 

She recently served as Global and U.S. Chair of Purpose at Edelman, where she led the strategic development, planning, and execution of social impact, sustainability, and brand purpose initiatives for companies, brands, Foundations, and non-profit organizations in the U.S. and globally.

Prior to Edelman, Helga was Head of Local Office, AIDS 2020, at the International AIDS Society. In that capacity, she oversaw the management of the local offices in San Francisco and Oakland for the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020), the world’s largest event on HIV and AIDS.

Helga 还是 American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 的外部参与和社会责任副总裁。在 AEO，她领导了公司的基金会、社会责任、政府事务和公共政策以及社区事务计划。 Helga 还负责监督 AEO 的外部和危机沟通，并领导其责任采购部门，该部门帮助确保其供应链内的安全和健康工作条件。

在加入 AEO 之前，Helga 在 Levi Strauss & Co. 工作了十多年，担任全球政府事务和公共政策高级总监。她是政府事务和公共政策的首席顾问和战略家。她负责管理国际贸易、企业公民和可持续发展以及品牌保护。此外，她还担任过社会责任企业 (BSR) 会员服务部主任和参议员泰德·肯尼迪的工作人员，在外交政策办公室和劳工与人力资源委员会担任立法助理。

Helga holds a Master of International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a degree in International Affairs and Mathematics from Macalester College. She was also a Fulbright-Hays scholar in business management at the University of Mannheim in Germany. Helga serves on several Boards of Directors, including Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), Berkeley Playhouse and Oakland Theater Project.