Sheila Krumholz

Former American nonprofit executive

Sheila Krumholz
Krumholz in 2019
Born	1964 or 1965 (age 58–59)^[1] Owatonna, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Owatonna Senior High School University of Minnesota (1988)^[1]^[2]
Known for	Former executive director of OpenSecrets

Sheila Krumholz (born 1964 or 1965) is the former executive director of OpenSecrets.

Biography

Krumholz was born and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota. She grew up in a nonpolitical family, the second-youngest of eight children.^[1] She attended Owatonna Senior High School.^[1] She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1988, with majors in international relations and Spanish language and a minor in political science.^[1]^[2]

In 1989, she was hired as an associate editor by the predecessor of OpenSecrets, a research group based in Washington, D.C., eventually moving to research director.^[2]

She served as the executive director of the organization from 2006 until her retirement in 2023.^[3]^[1]

In March 2019, she testified to the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch on improving lobbyist tracking data.^[4]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Fast Company named her one of the most influential women in technology.^[5]

In 2022, she was named as one of the 500 most influential people in Washington by Washingtonian.^[6]

Personal life

Krumholz is married to Daniel Oshtry and has two children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Spencer, Jim (September 14, 2013). "Minnesota Native Keeps Tabs on Money in Politics". Star-Tribune.
^ ^a ^b ^c Maas, Susan. "Telling Secrets". University of Minnesota Alumni Association.
^ Morrison, Pat (November 6, 2012). "Sheila Krumholz – She Follows the Money". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Testimony of Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics to the House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee re: Improving Lobbyist Tracking Data" (PDF). United States Congress. March 29, 2019.
^ Cunningham, Lillian (March 25, 2010). "The Most Influential Women in Technology 2010 – Sheila Krumholz". Fast Company.
^ "Washington DC's 500 Most Influential People". Washingtonian. May 3, 2022.