Erin Vilardi is the Founder and Executive Director of VoteRunLead, a US organization leveraging technology and training to accelerate the number of women in political leadership. She has served as a Leadership Development Consultant for a range of clients including Fortune 100 companies, global girls' initiatives, and the U.S. Department of State, reaching women leaders in a dozen international cities. Vilardi serves on the Advisory Board of Girl Meets World, Democracy.com, the New American Leaders Project, and is the New York Delegate for Vision2020, a 50-state initiative to increase women in leadership. She has appeared on CNN, BBC, and Fox News, and her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine and in numerous international and domestic publications on women, politics, and leadership.