Heidi Obermeyer is Manager, Policy for BSA | The Software Alliance. She works with members in BSA’s DC office to develop policy positions on a range of issues including AI, open data, 5G, and law enforcement access to data.

Prior to joining BSA, Obermeyer was Manager for Policy and Communications at CTIA- The Wireless Association. Obermeyer also served as a German Chancellor Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP e.V.) and at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS working on transatlantic issues, including digital topics.

Obermeyer holds a MA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She speaks German and some French, Spanish, and Russian.