Ruth Latoison Ifill

Ruth LaToison Ifill is an entrepreneur and organizational development practitioner, founding Aridai in 2017 to provide socially conscious and equitable management consulting services. In 2023, Ruth was honored with the Washington Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business award and ServeDC's Women's History Month Shero award for her leadership in philanthropy and business. Ruth is passionate about creating just outcomes and economic liberation for Black people and people of color in Washington, DC. Ruth recently co-founded The 7 Collective to build residents' economic and political power through civic engagement in Ward 7 Washington, DC - especially for citizens who live East of the Anacostia River. Ruth credits her belated mother with instilling in her the commitment to racial justice and credits her family with anchoring that commitment.