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Heather Mullins Crislip, Executive Director. The Richmond Forum; "Bringing the World Stage to Richmond"

Heather Mullins Crislip is the Executive Director at The Richmond Forum. Founded in 1987, the Richmond Forum is America's largest nonprofit speaker series, dedicated to bringing influential leaders from various fields to engage and inspire the Richmond community.

Heather joined the Forum in 2021 after 9 years as President and CEO of Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia. Prior to this, positions included serving as Chief of Staff & Executive Assistant to the Chancellor at the University of Hawaii System. Earlier in her career, she served as Policy Analysis Assistant for the City of New Haven CT and as Deputy Director of Welfare Department.

Heather is a graduate of Blacksburg High School, holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mary Washington and a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is married to Andrew Crislip, professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University and has two daughters.