Fahad has over 23 years of youth development, public policy, organizational leadership, fund development, strategy and program design experience.. His expertise is creating policy solutions in partnership with youth, community members, elected officials and philanthropic leaders, and has led incredible collaborative efforts that span intersecting issues, including health equity, financial and economic justice, transportation justice and education reform. He has led the design and implementation of nationally recognized youth leadership programs and is also an expert trainer/facilitator, building the capacity of community-led coalitions across the country.
Fahad has a longstanding relationship of over 18 years at yli, spanning from his time as a program participant in tobacco prevention efforts to serving as a regional director supporting the Bay Area offices. Through this trajectory, he has been at all levels of the staffing experience, which he leverages in his current role as Chief Program Officer. In his role as CPO, he oversees the fidelity, impact and outcomes for all programs across the state, strategies on sustaining movement/power building, and supports a diverse team of managers across our respective sites.
Fahad has a B.A. from San Francisco State University in political science, a Masters Degree from UC Berkeley in Public Administration and is a 2016 Urban Habitat Board and Commissions Leadership Institute graduate. He is deeply committed to amplifying youth voice, community power and the ability to change community conditions.