Heidi Ross is the Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). Heidi has built a career out of her passion for domestic and global health policy, and she joined NORD in January 2020. Prior to joining NORD, Heidi worked for nearly five years at Malaria No More, where she worked as the Director of US Policy and Advocacy, and Africa Programs. Prior to her time at Malaria No More, Heidi worked on Capitol Hill for nearly eight years in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Heidi holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Public Health with a focus on health policy from the George Washington University.