Jad-Évangelo Nasser/جاد ناصر (He/Lui/Él/هو) is a multilingual global citizen with a passion for cultural connections and 10+ years of experience in advertising, marketing, media production and higher education for a variety of international markets (Middle East, North Africa and North America) with major agencies such as BBDO, TBWA, Transperfect, McCann Worldgroup and Wunderman Thompson and high end clients (Jack Daniel's, Lululemon, NISSAN, Pepsi and McDonald's).
With fluency in 5 languages (including French, Spanish, Arabic and Haitian Creole) and accolades/features with The Black Wall Street Times, Prime Video, IMDB, AdAge and Arab America and Fox News, Jad-Évangelo focuses on DEIJ strategies, cultural conversations and academic learning at the core of global narratives, intersectionality and cross-cultural connections. Aside from directing and producing his award-winning film ONCE UPON A COLOR (on Prime Video), he has extensive experience as a public speaker, curriculum developer, business consultant, multicultural strategist and facilitator.
His major speaking engagements include public talks at The New School, New York University and Lebanese German University. He curated and moderated virtual/in-person panels and conversations for cultural months with 100 Roses From Concrete, Baruch College's AMA Chapter , Fulton County Public Arts and The Ad Club of New York focusing on a variety of topics such as Black Women in Media, Pride, Neurodiversity, Arab-American Inclusion Intercultural Communication, and Global/Multicultural Storytelling. Jad-Évangelo takes pride in being Lebanese with partial Palestinian roots and discovering his cultural heritage connection with Haiti, leading him to become and amplifier of global stories of resilience and connectivity in the diaspora world. He currently teaches classes at WVU, UNT, Post University and South University and curates DEI trainings, consultation and public conversations through his own consultancy J-É Cultural Consulting.
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