Aarti Shahani is a journalist and author. She is creator and host of the podcast "Art of Power" from WBEZ. Before becoming a journalist, Shahani organized prisoners. She began her journalism career at ProPublica, and then became the Silicon Valley correspondent for NPR. Shahani has guest-hosted NPR’s All Things Considered and KQED’s Forum. Her first book, "Here We Are," was published in 2019. Shahani received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, and her M.A. from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.