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Asif is the Director of Strategy & Impact at PicMo. He has spent his career focused on the intersection of media, technology, and social impact, with a special focus on education, LGBTQ+ rights, & gender equality. He has worked for several top nonprofits and tech-focused organizations and also served as an adjunct professor at the St. Johns University Graduate School of Communication. Asif started his career in social impact at the United Nations Foundation managing global programs and creating long-term partnerships. In addition, he has held high-level positions managing programs and guiding strategy at DoSomething.org, Games for Change, Room to Read, & Action Against Hunger. Prior to joining the nonprofit sector, Asif worked in corporate finance and investment management at The Jordan Company and AllianceBernstein in New York. Asif was one of 50 top professionals in the field of emerging technologies selected for the Schusterman Foundation’s REALITY initiative in 2018 and the Princeton Emerging Leaders Program in 2019. He is involved with New York Cares, Women's Entrepreneurship Day, S.H.E. Summit, Reading Partners, Trevor Project, Opportunity Network, and is an active member of the REALITY, Nexus & Out in Tech communities. He also serves on the board for Thinking Huts. Asif has a Bachelor's in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Masters in International Relations & Development from the University of Warwick in England. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Urdu & Turkish, and has studied and worked in England, Spain, Turkey, Argentina, Mexico, & Pakistan.