Fareeda Pyracha Ahmed

regional managing editor

Fareeda's written and performance work spans film, TV, radio, poetry, and the stage. The past decade has taken Fareeda from Wall Street to Silicon Valley to Madison Avenue, and now to the heart of Silicon Alley, where she advises leading media and entertainment companies on strategic innovation. She currently serves on the board of New York's Off Broadway "Theatre Breaking Through Barriers," which aims to integrate artists with disabilities in groundbreaking stage work. Fareeda holds a BA from Barnard College (Summa Cum Laude), and an MBA from Stanford University. She continues to study acting and voice at HB Studio and The Juilliard School. She lives in her hometown of New York, NY.