Arathi Govind (she/her) is a program officer and educator in social justice, environmental, and arts spaces. A lifelong advocate for Earth protection, Arathi has been helping further The Redford Center’s mission to inspire environmental action through storytelling in film since 2021.
Arathi received her B.A. in environmental studies from Scripps College, and went on to work for an environmental advocacy nonprofit. She then worked as a music and social justice educator for several years before eventually earning a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Berkeley in 2019. Her research examined South Asian American musicians involved in interracial coalition building and racial justice advocacy. Since 2018, she has served as a Board Member at Music at Kohl Mansion, a chamber music presentation and education organization in Burlingame. Outside of work, you may find Arathi singing with Resound Ensemble and Take Cover, biking around SF with her kiddo and husband, and playing with her silly rescue parrots, Jesse and Buddy.