Aviva Argote grew up navigating the streets of New York City, making sense of her surroundings through the lens of her bilingual and multicultural family. Her work centers on justice and diversity education, inspiring resilience, and modeling authentic leadership. As vice president of culture and learning at the Institute for Nonprofit Practice, she designs curriculum and develops faculty, bringing her experience facilitating dialogue, creating generative workplace culture, and weaving relationships among diverse stakeholders.
As an independent consultant to NGOs and global philanthropies, Aviva focuses on adaptive leadership capacity, designing inclusive work spaces, and enhancing nonprofit strategy. Aviva’s prior professional experience includes directing Harvard University’s Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, and Coro New York’s Fellows Program in Public Affairs. As an urban homesteader, she builds community and facilitates nature-connected home learning for her two children in Cambridge, Massachusetts.