Centrist Coalition Officers

The Centrist Coalition is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization based in the state of Ohio.

Board of Directors

Rick Heller is Executive Director of the Centrist Coalition. Rick has worked in the software industry, as an analyst for the California Public Utilities Comission, and as Budget Director for Brandeis University and Stevens Institute of Technology. He received a Master's in Public Policy degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and is an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is registered as an Independent (unenrolled) voter in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

William Swann is Policy Director of the Centrist Coalition. He is a web-based training course developer for MindLeaders.com. He previously worked as an editor for Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress. He has a Masters degree in political science from The American University, and is an alumnus of Vanderbilt University.  He lives in Ohio with his wife and three sons.