Executive Team
The Executive Team at the Aspen Institute is responsible for advising the Institute’s President and CEO on matters of management, operations, and strategy; ensuring excellence and alignment across programs, departments, and workstreams; and advancing the Institute’s purpose, mission, and goals both internally and in the public space. Executive Team members are direct reports to the President and CEO who, collectively, represent the programs and functions of the Institute.

Lorelle Atkinson
Vice President, Communications and Marketing; Co-Chair, the Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy
Communications, Executive Team

Suzanne Berger
Executive Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Executive Team, Institutional Advancement

Elliot Gerson
Executive Vice President, Policy Programs and International Partners
Executive Team, Policy Programs

Kaya Henderson
Executive Vice President and Executive Director, Center for Rising Generations
Center for Rising Generations, Executive Team
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