Kiana Kazemi

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About Kiana Kazemi

Kiana Kazemi is a digital strategist working at the intersections of AI, social media, and social impact. She is the Director of AI Strategy at Vocal Media, a mission-driven media company that helps social change movements integrate with the cutting edge of internet culture. She previously co-founded Carousel, an agency dedicated to empowering brands to scale and connect deeply with their audiences. With a background in data science and digital communications, she combines deep insights, authentic storytelling, and strategic communications to craft engaging campaigns that resonate with communities and drive impact. While getting her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley, Kiana co-founded Intersectional Environmentalist. As the Director of Programming, she grew the organization’s community, reaching millions of people monthly, and consulted Fortune 500 companies and organizations on their digital strategies, including the US Environmental Protection Agency, Pinterest, Netflix, REI, and KEEN. In 2023, she was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her contributions to social impact. Her work has been featured in Vogue, Forbes, ELLE Magazine, Outside Magazine, and CNBC, and she has spoken at Climate Week NYC, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Techarena, and more. She currently serves as a founding board member of Intersectional Environmentalist, is a faculty member at UC Berkeley’s PH101 course, a California Academy of Sciences Creator for Nature fellow, and is a founding member of Earth Sessions.