Deirdre Belger

Based in the Wayfinder Group’s Washington, D.C. Office, Deirdre leverages academic and advocacy experience to support principals and clients by coordinating outreach on Capitol Hill, monitoring relevant issues, bills, committees, and research, and providing top-notch client services.

Deirdre is a recent two-time graduate of the University of Virginia, where she earned a Master in Public Policy from the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from the College of Arts and Sciences, with distinction.

Deirdre’s background includes advocacy and government relations at Strategies 360, public service and constituent casework in Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka’s Office, and international development research and volunteer support in London at WaterAid UK. While a student at UVA, she also worked as a research assistant, an Admissions Ambassador for the Batten School, and completed her graduate thesis with the Virginia Housing Alliance, focusing on proposing policy solutions to improve the quality and quantity of affordable housing across the Commonwealth.

Deirdre is originally from Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Outside of work, she loves to stay active, read, try new recipes and restaurants, and spend time with friends and family, particularly at her beloved beach club in Atlantic Beach, New York.