Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
John Farnam
Philantrophic Executive
Colorado
Verónica Figoli
Accion Opportunity Fund
On Sabbatical
Colorado
Susan Gale Perry
Child Care Aware of America
CEO
Virginia
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock
US Senate
United States Senator
Georgia
Ciara Garcia
Social Venture Partners International
President and CEO
Arizona
Craig Garfield
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/ Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and of Medical Social Sciences
Illinois
Shimica Gaskins
GRACE & End Child Poverty CA
President & CEO
California
Jesús Gerena
UpTogether
CEO
California
Tony Gherardini
Department of Personnel and Administration for Governor Polis
Executive Director
Colorado
Tista Ghosh
Edwards Lifesciences
Senior Vice President
Colorado
Ashley Goldon
Blue Meridian Partners
Portfolio Manager
Michigan
Teresa Granillo
AVANCE, Inc.
CEO
Texas
Ascend Fellows are a community of values-driven leaders who share an unwavering commitment to our shared goal of intergenerational family prosperity and well-being.