Katie Cassetta

Katie Cassetta

Associate Director, Public Programs

Katie Cassetta is an Associate Director with the Public Programs division of the Aspen Institute, overseeing content and logistics for events like the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Ideas: Climate, Ideas Abu Dhabi, and the Global Inclusive Growth Summit. She is also the co-founder of a non-profit focused on women’s empowerment and water systems in rural areas of Nepal. She holds a degree in International Affairs from the Korbel School at the University of Denver. Prior to her work with the Aspen Institute, she was a wrangler on a cattle ranch in Wyoming. She spends her free time climbing, skiing, and riding in the mountains around the American West.