Ari
Savitzky

Rakish soul and renegade writer, Ari Savitzky is in Providence working for change with FairVote RI. Last May, Ari returned from an eight-month stint in Beijing, China, where he worked as an English copy editor for the Beijing Youth Daily. A proud townie, Ari grew up in Providence and concentrated in American History at Brown. In college, Ari co-edited the Brown Daily Herald’s opinion page, wrote for -Post and the Independent, co-coordinated Howard Dean’s campaign on campus and worked with Democracy Matters on the Fair Elections RI campaign, among other things. He is the president of his class, and delivered one of two commencement orations. After graduating, he managed David Segal’s successful state rep campaign in Providence and East Providence. Shortly after returning to the Ocean State, Ari helped bring FairVote to Rhode Island. As FairVote Rhode Island director, Ari works for democracy, advocating youth engagement, expanded registration opportunities and advance voting methods like IRV and proportional representation. Ari blogs at providencedailydose.com and rifuture.org.