Travis Reindl joined Strada as chief communications officer in September 2023. He leads a team focused on promoting and advocating for policies that support Strada’s mission.
Reindl has more than 25 years of experience in policy and strategic communications with a focus on postsecondary education.
Before joining Strada, Reindl served as senior vice president of communications for Helios Education Foundation. He was part of the foundation’s senior leadership team and led the development and execution of its annual strategic communications plan.
Reindl previously was senior program officer of communications for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for which he oversaw print, digital, and social media communications for its postsecondary success strategy. He also developed and executed a portfolio of communications and advocacy investments. Before that, he led the development of the first policy advocacy playbook for the foundation’s U.S. program as senior program officer of policy advocacy.
Reindl also served as program director for the National Governors Association and was responsible for the group’s Center for Best Practices in higher education portfolio.
Reindl earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.
