Meet the TED Fellows Staff

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Shoham Arad Shoham Arad is the Director of the Fellows program. She oversees the program’s strategic development, Fellows content and curation and all TED-wide Fellows programming. Before TED, Shoham ran her own product design company and managed

Shoham Arad

Shoham Arad is the Director of the Fellows program. She oversees the program’s strategic development, Fellows content and curation and all TED-wide Fellows programming. Before TED, Shoham ran her own product design company and managed PopTech’s speaker network. She continues to teach graduate-level product and industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design and Parsons School of Design. Shoham can be reached at shoham@ted.com.

Lily James Olds Lily James Olds is the Deputy Director of the Fellows program. She oversees the day to day management of the program + team and works with Shoham on strategic development + implementation. She aims to build sustainability in the p

Lily James Olds

Lily James Olds is the Deputy Director of the Fellows program. She oversees the day to day management of the program + team and works with Shoham on strategic development + implementation. She aims to build sustainability in the program, strengthen relationships and share resources, with the goal of supporting + amplifying Fellows’ incredible work. Lily is also a theater director and founder of the experimental theater company Door 10. Lily can be reached at lily@ted.com.

Diana Al-Mahmood Diana Al-Mahmood is the Producer of the Fellows program. She leads the production of Fellows events, original video, webinars and more. Diana also manages the Fellows talk preparation process and supports our annual application a

Diana Al-Mahmood

Diana Al-Mahmood is the Producer of the Fellows program. She leads the production of Fellows events, original video, webinars and more. Diana also manages the Fellows talk preparation process and supports our annual application and outreach process. She has a background in film production, storytelling and education and loves to create everything from poetry to Spotify playlists. Diana can be reached at dianaalmahmood@ted.com.

Ankita Bhanot Ankita Bhanot is the Coordinator for the Fellows program. She manages the calendar and scheduling for the team. Ankita's background is in journalism and writing. She is passionate about music and enjoys photographing concerts in her

Ankita Bhanot

Ankita Bhanot is the Coordinator for the Fellows program. She manages the calendar and scheduling for the team. Ankita's background is in journalism and writing. She is passionate about music and enjoys photographing concerts in her spare time. Ankita can be reached at ankita.bhanot@ted.com.

Joseph Dobson Joseph Dobson is the Associate Technical Program Manager of the Fellows program. He works on partnerships, helps grow our following across social media platforms and helps develop new editorial content. He first got his start with T

Joseph Dobson

Joseph Dobson is the Associate Technical Program Manager of the Fellows program. He works on partnerships, helps grow our following across social media platforms and helps develop new editorial content. He first got his start with TED as a Bezos Scholar at the 2015 Fellows Retreat in Monterey, California. Joseph loves to travel and is often found at an airport – he'll go anywhere for 12 hours. He can be reached at dobson@ted.com.

Leonie Hoerster Leonie is the Program Manager for the Fellows program. She oversees the annual application and outreach process, all conference logistics of the program and works closely with the team to create unique experience for the Fellows.

Leonie Hoerster

Leonie is the Program Manager for the Fellows program. She oversees the annual application and outreach process, all conference logistics of the program and works closely with the team to create unique experience for the Fellows. She has a background in event planning and loves interior design + art installations. Leonie can be reached at leonie@ted.com.