2018 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
Meet the 2018-2019 class of Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows, who are on the front lines of new solutions to address inequality for children and their parents. They apply behavioral science and trauma-informed research to systems serving families; lead systemic shifts in state human services and early education; change the narrative around families affected by the justice system; target angel investments to bridge racial inequities; redefine approaches to mental health; and build stronger pathways from the early years to adulthood for Native American children and youth.

Matthew Biel
Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Early Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN) at Georgetown University