Gila Naderi is director of communications for the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) at Harvard University, where she leads the Center’s strategic communication programs that inspire interest in Europe across Harvard, promote the insights of its interdisciplinary faculty, and initiate vibrant debates on European affairs on campus and beyond.
Prior to joining Harvard, Naderi worked in global PR agencies in New York City, including as a member of the corporate communications team of FleishmanHillard and as vice president of international relations at the GCI Group, now part of WPP. She has extensive strategic communications experience with international corporations in the areas of corporate communications, crisis and change management, mergers and acquisitions, and reputation management. In addition to agency experience, Naderi worked in the Canadian oil and gas industry in Calgary where she focused on energy- and environment-related issues.
Naderi is a native German speaker and also speaks Farsi, French, and Spanish. She holds an honors B.A. in political science and German literature from the University of Western Ontario, and an M.A. in international relations and international communications from Boston University.
Please contact Gila Naderi for media inquires or interview requests for CES Director Daniel Ziblatt.
