Arianna Muirow, PhD, is the founder and principal of RE•Leverage Consulting, providing strategic research and engagement to leverage finance for food systems change. Arianna is food systems expert and a financial activist, focused on innovative research and stakeholder engagement at a systems scale to identify and implement strategies for sustainable and equitable food systems change.
Arianna has a doctorate in Geography from the University of Washington where her research analyzed social movements for small-scale and sustainable regional food systems, and the mismatch of capital availability and producer needs. She also has a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts, where she developed cutting-edge research and design for resilient regional food systems that bridge rural-urban divides. This work led to the development of one of the earliest regional food system plans in the United States, still used as a template in regional food planning today. Arianna is a committee member for the The Russell Family Foundation’s Food for Climate Solutions Program and an Advisor for Criterion Institute’s ‘Value the Future of Equality’ global Advisory Board.
When she’s not working, you can find me kayaking in the Puget Sound, exploring the mountains and Washington wilderness with her partner and two children, cozy with coffee and a good book, or gathering over home-cooked meals with family and friends.