White House Author
Ari Isaacman Astles
Former Assistant Press Secretary, Office of Management and Budget
Ari formerly served as Assistant Press Secretary in the Office of Management and Budget. She joined the Administration in 2010 as a Presidential Management Fellow in OMB’s Office of E-Government and Information Technology. She has also served as a Digital Strategy Analyst in the White House Office of Digital Strategy. Ari previously worked in performance management analytics at the District of Columbia Public Schools. Originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ari holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA focused on Strategic Planning and Public Policy from the George Washington University, where she helped launch the Certificate in Responsible Management.