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Mindy Finn at the Personal Democracy Forum in June 2011.
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Mindy Lisa Finn February 10, 1981 Kingwood, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Occupation | Digital media strategist, politician |
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Spouse(s) | David Feinberg (m. 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Mindy Finn (born February 10, 1981) is an American conservative entrepreneur and digital media strategist, who was a candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election as the running mate of Evan McMullin.
Finn grew up in Kingwood, Texas, a suburb of Houston. She holds a master's degree in political management from George Washington University and a bachelor's degree from Boston University.
Finn and her husband David Feinberg have two sons.
Finn is founder and current president of Empowered Women, a non-profit working to expand and diversify the conversation on feminism and women's equality. Finn previously worked at Twitter heading up strategic partnerships in Washington, D.C., and specializing in business development. She was recently named one of "50 Politicos to Watch" by POLITICO and a "Tech Titan" by the Washingtonian magazine. Finn has also been named one of the Best in Digital by FamousDC.
Finn was a founding partner of Engage, an online media strategy company. She left Engage to pursue an opportunity at Twitter in late 2011.
Finn is currently based in Washington, D.C. Most of Finn’s work focuses on technology’s impact on politics and democracy, and she has built tools and programs to empower individuals to organize and shape policy.
Finn has worked on or led digital programs for President George W. Bush and Governor Mitt Romney.
She began her career as a Congressional correspondent for the Waterbury, Connecticut Republican-American and as a staffer for Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX).