Aspen Digital

Who We Are

The Digital Equity Accelerator (“Accelerator”) is a collaboration between HP Inc and Aspen Institute.

The Accelerator is administered by Aspen Digital as part of our Empowered Communities portfolio of work. All projects in the Empowered Communities portfolio focus on advancing a better connected world that prioritizes equity and justice for everyone and dismantles systemic barriers to full participation in our increasingly digital world. 

Everyone we work with shares the common mission of improving digital equity for underserved communities, and the belief that doing so is key to advancing justice in all aspects of society.

Our Team

Accelerator team

Hazami Barmada

Hazami Barmada

Director / Lead

Andrew Keller

Andrew Keller

Project Coordinator

Leana Mayzlina

Leana Mayzlina

Senior Project Manager

Elizabeth Vivirito

Elizabeth Vivirito

Communications Lead

2022 Advisory Council

Penny Abeywardena

Penny Abeywardena

Co-Chair of Cities of Tomorrow, Global Futures Council – World Economic Forum

Shahed Amanullah

Shahed Amanullah

Managing Director – Frost Capital Global Vice President, Customer Experience – Frost & Sullivan

Sarbani Belur

Sarbani Belur

Asia Regional Coordinator – Association for Progressive Communications Senior Research Scientist – Spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay

Jochai Ben-Avie

Jochai Ben-Avie

Co-Founder and Chief Executive – Connect Humanity

Sampriti Ganguli

Sampriti Ganguli

CEO and Board Member – Arabella Advisors

Fyras Mawazini

Fyras Mawazini

Director for Morocco & Tunisia – Drosos Foundation

Alejandro Roark

Alejandro Roark

Chief of Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau – Federal Communications Commission

Susan-Scott Parker

Susan-Scott Parker

Founder – Business Disability International

Udbhav Tiwari

Udbhav Tiwari

Senior Manager, Global Public Policy – Mozilla Foundation I Non-Resident Fellow Carnegie India

Maria Town

Maria Town

President and CEO – American Association of People with Disabilities

Kristi Zappie-Ferradino

Kristi Zappie-Ferradino

Director, Programs and Initiatives – National Digital Inclusion Alliance