https://www.aditisrivastav.com/home daily 1.0 2026-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/5106ae6b-2ced-4044-b2b2-7ed5fde11453/Image+%281%29.jpg Home - What does she do? Dr. Aditi Bussells is a health care expert, policy strategist, and former At-Large City Councilwoman. The first South Asian millennial woman hold citywide office in Columbia, SC, she’s known for challenging entrenched systems, cutting through insider jargon, and showing how government decisions translate into real impacts for families and communities. With more than a decade of experience across government, nonprofit, and industry, she brings rare governing experience, research rigor, and a distinctly modern voice to the conversation about what leadership looks like today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/5fb5c51d-a61b-434d-bfbf-b8f4e0df784d/aditi-famil-scaled.jpeg Home - What are some things she likes to talk about? National, state, and local politics Millennial & genz culture How policy affects working families Navigating political spaces as a woman What political insiders get wrong about South Carolina politics Public health The science of hope Pragmatism in politics Leading with substance and style Fashion and politics Pop culture, motherhood, and millennial life https://www.aditisrivastav.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/45ab1639-6d7c-40e1-8161-40cfa1902336/img-3488.jpg https://www.aditisrivastav.com/bio daily 0.75 2026-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/7d1439da-a672-4f7f-afb1-431c14ed26ca/Facetune_18-12-2025-19-05-43.jpeg Bio - About Aditi Aditi Srivastav Bussells, PhD, MPH is a healthcare strategist, public voice, and former elected leader bringing a fresh Southern perspective to politics, policy, media, and modern leadership. As the first South Asian millennial woman to hold citywide office in the region, Aditi has built a reputation for challenging outdated systems, translating complex issues into plain language, and connecting policy decisions to what they actually mean for families, communities, and everyday life. With more than a decade of experience spanning government, nonprofit, and industry, she works at the intersection of strategy, influence, and impact. Her background includes management consulting, strategic communications, branding, data-driven evaluation, human services transformation, and enterprise platforms like Salesforce—all grounded in a practical focus on performance, accountability, and results. During her time in public office, Dr. Bussells chaired the Health, Social, and Environmental Affairs Committee, led the Taskforce to Prevent and End Homelessness, and launched Rapid Shelter Columbia, which has already helped move more than 200 residents into permanent housing in four years. She also championed a stolen firearm ordinance later adopted at the state level and advanced initiatives focused on walkability, public safety, first responder wages, and emergency infrastructure. Her leadership earned her recognition as Best Local Politician by readers of the Post and Courier/Free Times for three consecutive years. Today, Aditi serves as vice chair of the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board, helping oversee the distribution of $360 million to address the opioid epidemic, and as a trustee for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Aditi brings a rare mix of research rigor, governance experience, media fluency, and cultural relevance. She is equally at home advising organizations, shaping public conversations, and helping audiences make sense of the systems that shape their lives. As a mom, researcher, consultant, and former elected official, she offers a voice that is smart, grounded, stylish, and unafraid to challenge the status quo. https://www.aditisrivastav.com/publications daily 0.75 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/1591240876283-K1TOW4N9H7CSRVBN68CR/image-asset.jpeg Publications Legislator Perspectives on Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences in South Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/1591240922381-SQYAC5W7MSZW6XHW9N2M/image-asset.jpeg Publications The Empower Action Model: Mobilizing Prevention to Promote Well-being and Resilience: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/1591241246751-NLWXW38Q8DO5RLD44XWN/image-asset.jpeg Publications Adverse Childhood Experiences in South Carolina: Expanding the Understanding of Childhood Adversity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/1591244612032-A1CLHZFZ9LMAONBWLER1/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Peer-reviewed publications View my published research on google scholar. https://www.aditisrivastav.com/newsroom daily 0.75 2026-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed852c08f4587628cfa48a9/7b057892-bdb9-410e-bb0f-27fd6d30493f/Screenshot+2026-04-22+100953.png Where you can read or listen to my work - In the newsroom https://www.aditisrivastav.com/community-involvement daily 0.75 2025-12-03 https://www.aditisrivastav.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-04-22