Beth Semel is the Associate Director of Aspen Digital, with a focus on democratic initiatives and special projects. Previously, she served with the Center for Urban Innovation and the Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership, which brings together promising young political leaders for bipartisan roundtables, and at Sixth & I, a cultural center and events venue in downtown Washington, D.C. Beth graduated from the State University of New York College at Geneseo, where she studied International Relations.