Heather Ward retired from SI Group, Inc., a global family chemical company headquartered in Schenectady, New York with 20 manufacturing locations in 13 countries. Ms. Ward was Corporate Secretary and Global Director of Budgeting & Planning. Ms. Ward served on the board of directors of SI Group from 1991.
Ms. Ward has centered her efforts on the community as Chairman of the Wright Family Foundation, Inc. based in Schenectady, New York. The foundation has focused its priority giving in the areas of neighborhood revitalization, jobs and education.
In addition to being a member of the board of trustees of the Charles R. Wood Foundation, Ms. Ward is the Chairwoman of the Saratoga Hospital board of trustees. She is a member of the Flower and Fruit Mission serving Saratoga Hospital. She is past President of Proctors Theatre, the Lake George Club, and the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs boards of directors. She served as Treasurer of the Carlilian Foundation for 12 years.
After graduating from high school in three years, Ms. Ward received her bachelor’s degree from Boston University. She began her career as a stockbroker and after a brief career at GE, she subsequently joined SI Group, Inc. in 1994.