Fellowship Advisor and Facilitator, Kristen Hecht LLC
Kristen Hecht is a leadership development consultant, coach, and facilitator with 15+ years of experience designing and facilitating fellowship and cohort-based learning programs. She has partnered with universities, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and associations to design, strengthen, and scale fellowship programs focused on social impact. Her clients have included Columbia University, Georgetown University, Habitat for Humanity, Vital Voices, and the Human Trafficking Legal Center. Through her work, she has advised 15+ fellowship programs serving more than 1,000 leaders across 50+ countries.
Kristen holds an M.A. in International Politics from American University and a B.A. from University of North Texas, and has completed continuing education through Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.
She has been a member of the United Nations Association for 15 years, and has served as a member of UNA-NCA’s Board of Directors, UNA-USA’s National Council, and a delegate to multiple international conferences through the World Federation of UNA (WFUNA).
Vision Statement:
In a rapidly changing world shaped by technology, geopolitics, and disruption, she believes the most essential leadership skills remain deeply human: the ability to communicate across difference, build trust, think strategically, mobilize communities, and inspire collective action. UNA-NCA – through its intergenerational programming – cultivates a lifelong pipeline of leadership rooted in diplomacy, advocacy, collaboration, and service. By creating meaningful pathways for engagement both locally and globally, UNA-NCA prepares present and future leaders not only to navigate the world as it is—but to help shape the world it is becoming.
