Lara Setrakian

Lara Setrakian is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of News Deeply, a network of digital media projects that creates platforms for top issues in global affairs. She also co-founded Syria Deeply, an independent digital media project recognized by TIME Magazine as "The Future of News." With over five years of experience as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, Setrakian reported for ABC News, Bloomberg Television, The International Herald Tribune, Business Insider, and Monocle Magazine.

Setrakian has developed innovative approaches to journalism by integrating news coverage with community engagement and product design, which has led to recognition by Inc Magazine as one of "8 Women Who Could Own the Future." Furthermore, Fast Company ranked her #20 on its list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business for her contributions to the field. Her work has not only influenced media but also policy; she was invited to brief President Obama on the Syrian conflict and the Middle East.

An alumna of Harvard University, Setrakian graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Government. She is a Fellow of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism at the Tow-Knight Center for Digital Journalism and was an inaugural fellow with the Peter Jennings Program at the National Constitution Center. Additionally, she is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Marie Claire Magazine also recognized her as one of the Top Women of 2012, underscoring her impact across multiple spheres.