Hooriya Hussain

National Board of Governors at Human Rights Campaign

Speaker

Hooriya Hussain (she/her) is the Co-Founder at Logic & Heart, a brand transformation agency for Life Science & Biotech companies, and was also director of the Women in Bio (MAPS) Mentorship, Advisors, Peers & Sponsorship Program. This year, Hoori was inducted into the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) and will be judging the Webby Awards for the best of Internet and Marketing campaigns in America. Earlier this year, Hoori spoke on the Future State of DEI for California Life Science's debut Inclusive Leadership Symposium in San Francisco.

As a first-generation Southeast Asian-American. Hoori is a fierce ally, a leader on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) National Board of Governors, HRC Board Executive Committee, HRC Board Development Committee and Chair of Digital & Marketing Communications for the San Diego Chapter. She is also a proud AANHPI leader and a proud leader of the BIPOC leadership program by HRC. She leads teams with an intersectional lens to transform storytelling and protections for LGBTQIA & BIPOC (immigrant & minority) communities.

Born and lived in Qatar, (SWANA region), Hoori has led and worked with bureaus focused on international communications and marketing expertise for global non-profits, healthcare, tech, auto and education brands and has served governments, initiatives and diplomatic offices as their lead marketing and communications advisor.She is presently based in San Diego, CA.