Blog Posts

Standing in Hope and Gratitude: Leading With Vulnerability and Purpose

Michael O’Neil, Health Innovators Fellow, has spent the past two decades reshaping how people engage with their own health. As Founder and CEO of GetWellNetwork, he pioneered the field of Interactive Patient Care, creating technology that gives millions of patients around the world a meaningful voice in their care journey.

December 23, 2025

Bridging Divides with Humility: A Leadership Journey Rooted in Purpose

After more than a decade in public office, the question isn’t whether the work continues—it’s how. Tony Vargas, Civil Society Fellow, shares how humility, bridge-building, and values-driven leadership have shaped his journey, from elected office to the work he continues today.

December 22, 2025

Young People Are Not Just the Future—They Are the Present

Ariana Arana Bermudez reflects on her first year as part of Aspen FSP’s Community Advisory Group and the role of young adults in advancing financial security.

December 19, 2025
Ariana Arana speaks on a panel.

Turning Compassion Into Action: A Lifelong Fight to Protect Children

Real change doesn’t always start big. Sometimes it starts with one idea — and an unwillingness to look away. Mandy Powers Norrell, Liberty Fellow, has spent her life serving the communities that shaped her, passing legislation that helped children recognize and report sexual abuse — proof that once you do one hard thing, an avalanche of change can follow.

December 19, 2025

Dignity, Trust, and Legacy: What Aspen FSP’s Community Advisory Group Has Taught Me

Since 2021, Aspen FSP and our Community Advisory Group have worked to forefront lived experience of financial insecurity across our research and convenings. Learn how in this reflection by Riani Carr.

December 19, 2025
The six members of Aspen FSP's Community Advisory Group pose with Aspen Institute staff.

A Blueprint for Action: Lessons from the National Strategy to Prevent Scams with Nick Bourke

In this Q&A with Aspen FSP Fellow Nick Bourke, we go behind the scenes of National Task Force to Prevent Fraud and Scams and how it led to the an actionable strategy for multi-sector action.

December 18, 2025

What Did You Learn in 2025?

Across our conversations, a single theme emerged: leaders are being asked to make decisions under conditions of heightened scrutiny, political complexity, and accelerating change.

December 18, 2025

The Fertility Formula: Take Control of Your Reproductive Future

Featuring Dr. Natalie Crawford, double board-certified OB/GYN and reproductive endocrinologist, co-founder of Fora Fertility, and author of “The Fertility Formula” (April 2026), in conversation with CNN’s Pamela Brown, chief investigative correspondent and award-winning anchor of “The Situation Room.”

December 17, 2025