Zeenat Rahman
Project Director, Inclusive America Project, Aspen Institute
Zeenat Rahman is the project director of the Inclusive America Project at the Aspen Institute. She is an expert on global youth issues, interfaith and diversity engagement, and is a former diplomat. From 2012 to 2014, Rahman was a presidential political appointee, serving as special advisor on global youth issues at the US Department of State. Prior to this appointment, she served as director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the United States Agency for International Development. Earlier in her career, she was director of policy for Interfaith Youth Core. Rahman has also been a fellow at University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.
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