Aviva’s expertise centers on inspiring professional and personal resilience, modeling authentic leadership, and developing cross-cultural competency.

She brings this knowledge and experience to her role at the Institute where she designs its curriculum, prioritizing content pertaining to inclusion, racial equity, and social justice, and supports faculty members in improving seminar facilitation, classroom technique, and case teaching. She also offers her experience facilitating dialogue, creating generative workplace culture, and weaving relationships among diverse stakeholders.

Prior to joining the Institute, Aviva directed Harvard University’s Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations where she managed global civil society research teams and taught courses on strategic financial management, collaborative team design, and fundraising.

Her experience as an independent consultant focuses on social sector leadership curriculum design and delivery, and enhancing nonprofit board strategies. Aviva’s recent clients include Oak Foundation, FUSE Corps, and Harvard University’s Course in Exponential Fundraising. Aviva’s prior professional experience includes work with the RAND Corporation, Los Angeles County, and Coro leadership centers.

Aviva grew up in New York City making sense of her surroundings through the lens of her bilingual and bicultural family. She holds a MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BA from Pomona College.