Ari Mit­tle­man works at the nexus of pol­i­tics, pol­i­cy­mak­ing and the press in Wash­ing­ton. He has vis­it­ed 40+ coun­tries and has worked with heads of state, celebri­ties and glob­al busi­ness lead­ers. As a native Penn­syl­van­ian involved in the Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty, the tragedy in Pitts­burgh deeply affect­ed him. A new father, Ari lives in Pikesville, Mary­land, with his wife and daughter.