Born and raised on the leafy-green streets of Northwest Philadelphia, Ari Patrinos embodies the spirit of his hometown. A proud graduate of Central High School, he benefited from Philadelphia’s once-renowned public school system before earning a bachelor’s degree in Social Science from Harvard University and a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Following his academic achievements, Ari traveled extensively across Mexico, Central America, and South America, gaining a working proficiency in Spanish and a multicultural understanding of the problems we all face.