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.

Daniel R. Porterfield

President and CEO

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Maria Laura Acebal

Executive Vice President, Strategy, and Corporate Secretary

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Lorelle Atkinson

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

Communications, Executive Team

Andrew Axelrod

Executive Vice President, Finance and Enterprise Business Development

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Suzanne Berger

Executive Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Executive Team, Institutional Advancement

Miecha Ranea Forbes

Vice President, People and Culture

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Elliot Gerson

Executive Vice President, Policy Programs and International Partners

Executive Team, Policy Programs

Christian Hartranft

Chief of Staff

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Kaya Henderson

Executive Vice President and Executive Director, Center for Rising Generations

Center for Rising Generations, Executive Team

Jinhee Kim

Executive Vice President, Public Events and Engagement

Executive Team, Public Programs

Jim Pickup

Vice President and General Counsel

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