A vice president at Spitfire Strategies, Nima develops communications strategies and campaigns alongside fearless partners dedicated to dismantling systems of oppression, violence and extraction. He has provided training, counsel and coaching for foundation executives and nonprofit communications leaders across the country on community power-building, reputation management, ethical storytelling and narrative change. Nima was a founding member of the Narrative Initiative and co-hosts the award-winning podcast “Citations Needed.” A widely recognized political and media analyst, Nima is also a member of the Radical Communicators Network, a global community of practice for organizers and strategists working to build narrative power for justice and liberation, and the Gulf/2000 Project, an academic forum and digital resource service operated by the Sage Institute for Foreign Affairs. Born and raised in New York City, Nima’s work has traversed the film, music, theater, philanthropic and nonprofit worlds. He used to tour the country as a drummer in various rock bands and now serves on the board of directors for Proteus Fund.