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Betsy Hoover

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Founder and Managing Partner, Higher Ground Lab

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Higher Ground Lab
Title
Founder and Managing Partner
Role
Managing partner
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Record updated 17 September 2026

About

Betsy has spent the past 7 years running Higher Ground Labs. She founded the firm in 2017 and has built the political tech ecosystem through their work. Prior to HGL, she worked throughout the political space including as a founding partner at 270 Strategies and as the National Digital Organizing Director on the Obama Campaign. Her political work sat at the intersection of technology and politics. She has been recognized by Business Insider as “at the forefront of political innovation”and was featured on Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30: Law & Policy” list.

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