Emily Rubenstein is a senior program manager for the Food & Society Program, where she leads the program’s Food Leaders Fellowship. She came to Food & Society from the Institute’s Health Innovators Fellowship team, where she focused on strategic communications, leadership ventures, fostering Fellow collaboration, and other strategic projects. She is passionate about creating communities and experiences that help people align their work with their values and passions to create change individually and collaboratively. Prior to joining the Aspen Institute, Emily worked in both the educational research and assessment divisions at the American Institutes for Research. She earned her A.B. from Harvard College in Social Studies with a focus field in Education Policy in the United States.