Riani Carr

Riani Carr

Riani works to advance Person-Centered Insights approach and methodology across Aspen FSP’s portfolio.

Riani (she/her) is a Senior Associate 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), a group of six leaders whose lived and professional expertise grounds, strengthens, and challenges the work of Aspen FSP. What Riani considers the most meaningful part of her job is the relationships she has cultivated with CAG members, whose multifaceted leadership continually inspires 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 calls Silver Spring, Maryland, home and loves to travel and find new hobbies.

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