Kristi Arbogast

Open Gov Hub Associate

Kristi Arbogast hails from the Great Lakes region of the US, having also spent some time by some more bodies of water out in the Bay Area. She recently completed her Master’s Degree from George Washington University in Media and Public Affairs, where she studied strategic communications, tech for development and democracy, as well as collective action. Her Master’s thesis focused on the Internet freedom movement within the US, looking specifically at how digital technologies have altered social movements. She also has a Bachelor’s Degree in German, with double minors in Journalism and International Relations. Kristi has worked in a wide variety of fields, from start-ups to editorial to radio journalism, but always with the goal of working for greater social change. She is beyond excited to be working at OpenGov Hub, and she cannot wait to begin highlighting the vital work of this collaborative community.