Dar Vanderbeck

Dar Vanderbeck is the Vice President of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) at The Aspen Institute.12 She is a community-minded leader and executive with extensive experience in bringing innovation to major global organizations.1

Professional Background

Dar's career has been focused on transformation and innovation across various sectors:

• Chief Innovation Officer at CARE USA, where she led the creation of the organization's global innovation strategy1
• Managing Director for Teach for America's Innovation and Values-Based Leadership team1
• Founder of several organizations, including Canopy Collective and Imperative1
• Held positions at McKinsey & Company and USAID1

Education and Personal Life

• Earned a B.A. from Bates College in a self-designed interdisciplinary major called Political Economies in Transition1
• Currently finishing a Masters of Divinity in Social Transformation from the Pacific School of Religion (PSR) in Berkeley, CA1
• Based in Los Angeles, CA, where her husband Andy works as a hospitalist pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA)1

Unique Aspects

Dar's diverse background includes:

• Experience as a death doula1
• Mentor for the Unreasonable Institute1
• Comes from a large, multiracial, multinational family1
• Has lived in various locations including Kenya, Thailand, Egypt, and Afghanistan1

In her role at the Aspen Institute, Dar focuses on strengthening a growing international community of people and partners committed to lifelong, values-based leadership.1 Her vocational focus is on transformation, specifically how to imagine, innovate, and create structures and systems for a just and vibrant world.12