Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Riley Roberts is an American web developer. He gathered particular media interest when it was known that he was dating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the young congresswoman of New York who was elected, in early 2019.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Little was known about Riley Roberts until the recent election of his girlfriend. Roberts and Ocasio-Cortez appear to want to keep it that way, by keeping their relationship as far out of the media as possible.
- Riley has lived in a few states across America, and enjoys traveling around the country. One of his trips together with Ocasio-Cortez was to Maine, where he visited the Acadia National Park.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Roberts studied at Boston University, where he first obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, followed a course at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. He graduated in 2012.
- It was at Boston University that Roberts met Alexandria. He later moved from his hometown in Arizona to be with her in New York, & they later moved together to Washington DC.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Roberts initially worked for the website HomeBinder, where he was head of marketing. HomeBinder is a company that helps homeowners organize their property maintenance.
- He then became a start-up tech consultant, helping small companies with their landing pages, their digital marketing and helps improve their overall experience design.
More about Roberts :
- Roberts has red hair and is described as being easygoing. Ocasio-Cortez also describes him as being a nerdy person who she caught, as the anecdote goes, reciting tax rates from the 1950s backstage at The Daily Show.
- Riley is quite supportive of his girlfriend’s political career. Although she has rarely mentioned him other than as her ‘partner’ when referring to her personal life in interviews, and he does not usually appear in photos with her, he attended her swearing in ceremony, which took place on January 3, 2019.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Due to his extremely low profile & the couple’s decision to keep their relationship private, Riley was often mistaken as a campaign volunteer in the initial stages of Alexandria’s campaign.
- Roberts sharing the name of a well-known American speechwriter also caused some confusion in the media. Funnily enough, besides sharing names, they also share similar hair colors and styles, which only manages to perpetuate the confusion even further.
- Since Ocasio-Cortez’ election, there has been an increasing demand to know more about Roberts, and also about Alexandria herself, leading journalists to track down his family at their home to find stories.
- During one particular case, Ocasio-Cortez mentioned that his family had been offered cash to share information about her. She shared her opinion about the incident on Twitter (now called X), stating that she believes that it is another sign of how women in leadership positions are continually faced with scrutiny.