Lisa Changadveja

Lisa Changadveja is an American political strategist who has worked in multiple capacities on presidential campaigns for Hillary Clinton and at MoveOn. She is also an author and illustrator of four children's picture books, including Chang's First Songkran and The Only Girl on a Motorcycle.

Background Changadveja was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Helen, Georgia. She is the daughter of Thai immigrants. She volunteered for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign and worked on the successful 2006 reelection campaign for Oregon's then-governor Ted Kulongoski. In 2007, Changadveja temporarily withdrew from Brenau University Women's College to join Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, She then served as campaign manager for Ann Johnson's 2012 campaign for the Texas House of Representatives. She also served as AAPI Director for the super PAC.

After Clinton announced her candidacy in 2015, Changadveja was named as AAPI Outreach Director for Hillary for America where she was instrumental in building the program to reach out to the Asian American-Pacific Islander electorate. She left the position as AAPI Outreach Director to join the Colorado Democratic Party as Coordinated Campaign Director in 2016.

Personal life Changadveja has been openly gay since she was a teenager. She is a fan of science fiction.