Ella Fortgang is Director of Foundation Engagement at State Policy Network. In this role, she cultivates strong relationships with foundations that share SPN’s goals and values, and crafts grant proposals, reports, and other written materials that communicate SPN’s accomplishments to its foundation partners.
Ella started her career at the American Enterprise Institute. During her six-year tenure at AEI, she held various research and communications positions, including as a research associate in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department for several scholars focused on American political analysis. Most recently, she served as grant writer and editor for AEI’s development team.
Ella graduated from New York University with a degree in liberal arts and minors in Mandarin and psychology. She studied and worked as an English tutor for a year at New York University’s campus in Shanghai, China. She lives with her family in Washington, DC, where she enjoys visiting art museums and cooking.