As the Operations Director for LearnLaunch Accelerator (Boston), Asad oversees the day-to-day activities for the edtech-focused accelerator. Asad is a media and technology professional with over 15 years experience working in both the creative and business sides of startups, media production companies, non-profit organizations, and broadcast news outlets.

An expert on interactive media, Asad implemented cutting-edge digital technology to connect high school students in the Middle East to their peers in the U.S. Asad helped launch Bridges TV, the first American Muslim lifestyle network.

Asad earned a BS in Mathematics from Bates Colleges. He also holds an MBA/MS in Media Ventures as well as an MS in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University.