Imagination Catalyst · Thought Partner · Facilitator

Building future-ready systems for high reliability leaders & organizations.

I'm Ariele — I help leaders and organizations that serve millions build systems as strong as their mission.

I bridge disciplines, organizational levels, generations, and geographies. The work shows up in three essential roles:

Imagination Catalyst

Helping organizations see what's possible, and building the systems to get there.

Thought Partner

Advising and coaching leaders navigating complexity, transition, and high-stakes decisions.

Facilitator

Bridging people, perspectives, and maturity states in the messiness of sense-making to achieve group alignment.

Organizational Design

Structuring people, technology, workflows, and decision-making systems so organizations can improve performance sustainably.

Capacity Building Blended Workforce Design Responsible AI Integration Talent Pipeline Development

Operational Excellence

Translating vision into reliable delivery at scale by mobilizing thousands of people to deliver for millions.

Target Setting Measuring What Matters Process Improvement Change Management

Future-State Visioning & Delivery

Translating emerging policy, technology, cultural shifts and customer-focused insights into futures that move people into action.

Strategic Foresight Emerging Technology Policy Scenario Planning Innovation Strategy

Anticipatory Crisis Management

Designing the relationships, processes, and organizational postures to navigate what's on the horizon.

Diplomatic Engagement Coalition Building Risk Assessment Stakeholder Alignment
Deliver with Integrity
Build Together
Unleash Imagination
Prioritize Practicality
Drive Generational Impact

I'm passionate about the invisible work that improves human health, dignity, and security on Earth and beyond.

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Improving access to care in rural and remote environments, promoting healthcare workforce well-being, reducing administrative burden, and supporting neighborhood-scale participation in decisions that impact local community health.

Space Industry

Applying insights from space to earth-based technologies and extreme environments, where precision, resilience, and future-state thinking drive critical applications on the ground and beyond.

Global Security

Cultivating trust across borders, addressing known risks in high reliability organizations, and equipping leaders with an anticipatory posture for an uncertain world.

Chief Experience Officer
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2022 – 2025
Presidential Innovation Fellow
White House Presidential Innovation Fellows
Assignments incl. CMS, HHS, OSTP, NASA JPL, GSA AI Center of Excellence
2019 – 2022
Senior Design Strategist
Johnson & Johnson
2018 – 2019
Patient Experience Designer & Fellow
NYU Langone Health
2015 – 2018
Founder
Cerebella Design
STEM-inspired textile design; featured in NYT, Wired, Cool Hunting
2013 – 2018
Board Member
[Organization]
Present
Imperial College London
MSc, Healthcare & Design
Middlebury College
BA, Neuroscience & Architectural Studies
Yale School of Public Health
Certificate, Climate Change & Health
RISD · Digital Surface Design CIID Copenhagen · Interaction Design
Co-Active Coach Training (104 hours) View full profile on LinkedIn →

Topics that are currently top of mind.

Systems

Addressing Known Risks in High Reliability Organizations

What healthcare, space systems, and civic technology teach us about building organizations that adapt through crises.

Leadership

The Power of Neighbors: Cultivating Global Security & Trust

How neighborhood-scale relationships shape resilience at every level, from local health to international policy.

Design

Embedding a Designer's Mindset in Security Policy

Bringing human-centered design into domains traditionally driven by protocol and precedent.

Future of Work

Blended Workforces: Humans, Contractors & AI Agents

Designing organizations where employees, contractors, and AI work together responsibly and effectively.

Let's build an optimistic future
our children are proud of.

I take on a small number of advisory, facilitation, and systems design engagements each year. If you're interested in a collaboration, I'd love to hear from you.

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