Aryn is the Executive Director of the Center for Black Excellence. Prior to her role at the CBE, Aryn was a regulatory attorney at a law firm in Washington, D.C. Her legal practice consisted of racial equity reviews, internal and government investigations, and congressional hearings preparation. She also worked on a range of pro bono advising and litigation matters. Aryn’s previous experience includes work on political campaigns, student organizing, and civil rights issues ranging from voting rights, to labor law, to police misconduct and mass incarceration.

Aryn is a graduate of Stanford Law School, which she attended as a Knight Hennessy Scholar. She has two masters degrees from Oxford University, where she studied U.S. History and Comparative and International Education on a Rhodes Scholarship. As a Jefferson Scholar at the University of Virginia, Aryn earned her B.A. with Honors in Politics and African-American and African Studies. She serves on multiple national and international scholarship committees, has been published in news outlets including, The Washington Post and Teen Vogue, and was a 2016 TEDx Charlottesville speaker. Aryn is originally from Silver Spring, Maryland. She grew up singing, strumming her guitar, playing basketball, and teaching martial arts.