Heather Horniak is chief of staff for Global Affairs at Andreessen Horowitz, serving as a strategic and operational partner to Anne Neuberger. She previously led global public sector communications at Scale AI and spent more than 15 years at the CIA as an analyst, intelligence briefer, and media spokesperson.

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Heather Horniak is chief of staff for Global Affairs at Andreessen Horowitz, serving as a strategic and operational partner to Anne Neuberger. She previously led global public sector communications at Scale AI and spent more than 15 years at the CIA as an analyst, intelligence briefer, and media spokesperson.

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Heather Horniak studied at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (M.A. in Strategic Studies and International Economics) and University of Chicago (B.A. in Political Science).

Chief of Staff, Global Affairs at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from 2026-08 to Present
Head of Global Public Sector Communications at Scale AI from 2023-02 to 2025-03
Media Spokesperson, Mission Center Deputy Chief of Staff, and Analyst at Central Intelligence Agency from 2007 to 2023
Consultant at General Dynamics from 2006 to 2007
Research Assistant, Gershon Genetics Laboratory at University of Chicago from 2003 to 2006

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