Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Riani (she/her) is a Manager with the Benefits Transformation Initiative at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program and is a strong believer that policy change starts with community expertise. Her work advances the Person-Centered Insights approach and methodology across Aspen FSP’s portfolio and focuses on improving public and private benefits design and delivery to enhance household financial stability and well-being. Riani leads Aspen FSP’s Community Advisory Group (CAG) and Person-Centered Community of Practice (PCCP), and the most meaningful part of her work is the relationships she has built with the community leaders from those groups. Their lived and professional expertise grounds, strengthens, and challenges the work of Aspen FSP, and their multifaceted leadership continues to inspire her.
Riani is a proud alum of the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship and is currently a member of the Congressional Hunger Center’s Alumni Council. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Affairs, with minors in Sociology and Latin American Studies from Wake Forest University. Riani is a DMV native and loves to travel and find new hobbies.
