Rianna Pauline Starheim

Rianna is a multimedia storyteller and journalist safety trainer whose work centers on human rights, trauma, and resilience. As Managing Director of the Afghan communications firm Rumi Consultancy, she designed and led multimedia campaigns for the Afghan Palace, USAID, the World Bank, the European Commission, and the United States Institute of Peace. She has worked as a communications consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice and United Nations, and her reporting has appeared in Foreign Policy, Pacific Standard, and Virginia Quarterly Review. She is a graduate of Jefferson Central School and Dartmouth College.