Heideh Shahmoradi

Partner

Heideh Shahmoradi is a partner at O’Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies. With 24 years of federal experience and nearly a decade in the private sector, Heideh is an expert in transportation policy. Her broad policy and political background allow her to successfully advance legislation on Capitol Hill.

Prior to co-founding the firm in 2018, Heideh served for more than seven years as the Clerk and Staff Director on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, overseeing nearly $140 billion annually in budgetary resources. She was responsible for analyzing the annual budget, negotiating funding levels, and overseeing agencies at the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak, and other independent federal agencies. Heideh has extensive knowledge of the legislative and appropriations process, having worked on more than a dozen annual and supplemental appropriations acts.

Heideh has a proven record of success working on various issues for her clients in all modes of transportation, housing, telecommunications, energy, cybersecurity, homeland security, and defense, as evidenced by her selection as a Top Lobbyist by Bloomberg Government, the National Institute of Lobbying and Ethics, and The Hill.

Heideh also served at the U.S. Department of Transportation for 17 years, where she held senior positions at the Federal Highway Administration, focusing largely on the regulation and financing of major projects. Her experience includes two years working in regional and division offices, as well as at State Departments of Transportation. She also led the Government Affairs Office within the Office of the Secretary as the senior career official.

Heideh holds a Master’s degree in Administrative Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from Bowie State University.