Summary
Heather Hendy is a seasoned software leader and co-founder with 12 years of experience turning data into actionable products across startups and mission-driven organizations in Greater Boston. She has built and led engineering teams at Bitly and Syndio, and as an early technical hire at ACTuate she designed systems that reduced manual reporting by 85%, reflecting her focus on operational efficiency and accessible data. Heather pairs hands-on engineering—backend services in Go/Python and data-driven tooling—with product management skills that bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders. Her work consistently emphasizes making complex analytics practical for decision-makers, from workplace equity tools to energy-efficiency reporting. Beyond product delivery, she invests in people and process, creating clear career paths, communication channels, and knowledge-sharing systems. Trained in computer science with research experience in computational biology and now studying carbon accounting, she brings a rare blend of technical depth, cross-domain curiosity, and mission-oriented entrepreneurship.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Carbon Accounting and Reduction, Carbon Accounting and Reduction at Terra.do
Master of Arts - MA Education Policy, Master of Arts - MA Education Policy at The George Washington University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at George Mason University
University of California, Los Angeles
Spanish