She is involved in many extreme (to me) leftist organizatons:
From Wikepedia:
Teresa Heinz is the chair of The Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies, disbursing money to various social and environmental causes. She assists the City of Pittsburgh, where the Heinz family has many financial and family connections. In recognition of her philanthropy and activism, Heinz has received 12 honorary doctoral degrees:
Bank Street College of Education
Beloit College
Carlow University
Carnegie Mellon University
Clark University
Drexel University
Kenyon College
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Pine Manor College
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Washington and Jefferson College
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
I believe she’s attached at the hip with the Tides Foundation also.
These folks don’t know jack about sound policy, but they sure can network.