Raheel Khursheed

Raheel Khursheed has a diverse work experience in various industries. Raheel is a Co-Founder of Laminar Global, a video-streaming PAAS company that offers a cost-effective and efficient platform for launching global video/OTT services. Raheel also co-founded Anthro.Ai, a team of specialists who build machine-based systems for complex problem-solving.

Prior to their ventures, Khursheed worked as a Country Expert for Snap Inc. in India and as a Draper Hills Summer Fellow at Stanford University. Raheel also held the position of Head of News/Twitter Seva at Twitter INSEA where they led news partnerships and government/civic tech product development. Raheel'srole included providing technical support to news and government users, managing relationships, and increasing Twitter's usage among them. Raheel successfully executed Twitter's News/Gov/Politics/Disaster Response strategy in India and South East Asia, establishing Twitter's prominence in the public conversation around politics and news.

Khursheed has also held positions at Change.org, Mercy Corps, Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group), and CNN-IBN. At Change.org, they oversaw communication strategy for India-based global campaigns. At Mercy Corps, they served as a Program Coordinator, heading the Youth Relationships & Alliances for Transformation (RAFT) Project. Raheel also worked as a Senior Correspondent at Times Now and CNN-IBN, covering foreign affairs, crime, courts, terror, and Kashmir-related news.

Khursheed's work experience demonstrates their expertise in technology, media, communication, and strategic partnerships.

Raheel Khursheed has a diverse education history. In 2004, they attended Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication and earned a PGDMC in Journalism, which they completed in 2006. In 2017, Khursheed further pursued their education, attending Yale University as a Maurice R Greenberg Yale World Fellow in Civic Technology. Later that same year, they also attended Harvard University as a Knight Visting Nieman Fellow at the Nieman Foundation, focusing on Journalism. In 2018, Khursheed briefly attended Stanford University for a Draper Hills Fellowship, specializing in Democracy and the Rule of Law.