Steffanie Clothier serves as an Investment Director for Gary Community Investments and the Piton Foundation, where she develops and manages a portfolio to promote school readiness. At GCI she leads a team that is designing and implementing innovation strategies to support innovators to have access to the supports and capital they need to achieve impact. Prior to joining GCI she was Senior Policy Director for the Alliance for Early Success, providing strategic support to state and national organizations. For nearly a decade, Ms. Clothier led early care and education initiatives with legislatures as program director with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). She is based in Denver, Colorado.