Aspen Ideas Festival

Melody Barnes

Melody Barnes is CEO of Melody Barnes Solutions LLC. She is vice provost for global student leadership initiatives and a senior fellow at Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at New York University. She is a senior director at the Albright Stonebridge Group; chair of the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions; and serves on the board of directors of the Marguerite Casey Foundation. From 2009 to 2012, Barnes was assistant to the president and director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. 

  • 2013 Bio

Videos/Audio of Melody Barnes

America's Domestic Outlook
What’s best for the United States moving ahead when it comes to immigration, health care, jobs creation, education, and... See more
Collective Impact: Communities Moving the Needle on Big...
Following the announcement of her post as the head of the Aspen Institute's Aspen Forum for Community Solutions, Melody... See more
Festival Opening and Welcome — What's the Big Idea
Welcome by:Justin Smith, The Atlantic, and Walter Isaacson, The Aspen InstituteA variety of 2011 Aspen Ideas speakers... See more
Insights and Ideas: Immigration and Its Impacts on Society
A conversation with Domestic Policy Advisor Melody Barnes. Watching on an iPad or iPhone? Click here. See more
Afternoon of Conversation featuring Melody Barnes
Melody Barnes is the President's Domestic Policy Adviser and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council.   See more
What is the Purpose of Higher Education in the 21st Century?
The concept of learning is changing and so is the meaning of a college degree. How do we keep students in continued... See more

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