Ari Isaacman

Prior to FGH, Ari was the Director of Communications and spokesperson at The New York Times, where she managed media relations to amplify Times journalism.

She was previously the director of audience development at Upworthy. Before Upworthy, she served in the Obama White House as the assistant press secretary and spokeswoman for the Office of Management and Budget, a Presidential Management Fellow in the Office of E-Government and Information Technology and in the White House Office of Digital Strategy.

Ari has also worked in performance management analytics at the District of Columbia Public Schools and was a public school teacher.

Originally from Harrisburg, Pa., she holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.B.A. focused on strategic planning and public policy from George Washington University, where she helped create the Certificate in Responsible Management.