Bianca Sofia Lopez

Bianca Lopez is a Senior Associate with the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program where she works to advance person-centered research with the goal of surfacing the primary financial challenges households face today. Bianca has conducted research on a wide range of topics including public benefits access, wealth building, and climate. Prior to joining Aspen FSP, she gained experience in a variety of roles such as interning with members of the United States Congress, volunteering with Arriba Juntos and the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition, and helping with gubernatorial and congressional campaigns in California. 

She first joined Aspen FSP as a Graduate Fellow while pursuing her Master of Science in Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Development from the University of California, Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA).