Aria Florant

Biography

Aria Florant is Co-Founder and CEO of Liberation Ventures (LV), a field catalyst and intermediary building the power to win federal, comprehensive reparations for Black Americans. Previously, she was an Engagement Manager in McKinsey & Company’s Washington D.C. office. Aria helped develop the firm’s early thinking on how to support clients on topics of racial equity and inclusive growth, and co-founded the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility. She co-authored several research reports on the topic.

Prior to McKinsey, Aria was a nonprofit practitioner and organizer in East Palo Alto, California, and helped launch the first-ever round of programs for civic leaders at the Obama Foundation. Aria received a BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity from Stanford University, an MBA in Management for Social Change from The Wharton School, and an MPA in Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences from the Harvard Kennedy School.