Daredevil, thought leader, and active dreamer, Nafisa Hassan leverages her personal background on professional perspective. A skydiver, kickboxer, travel fanatic, and slam poetry coach, she navigates a complex industry through creative storytelling from a unique perspective.

With an intersectional identity, she has a broad perspective on the different types of diversity that exist in our society; and has a passion for empowering others of varied backgrounds as well. In 2021, she interned at R/GA NYC, where she contributed to the cultural nuances of Sephora’s “Black is Beautiful” campaign and co-chaired an ongoing ERG– the first of its kind at the agency.

In August 2021, Nafisa graduated with her degree in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin. She also graduated from the MAIP classes of 2020 and 2021, MPMS, and MCTP. Now, Nafisa lives in Austin TX and is an Account Executive at R/GA. She’s worked on campaigns for RaceTrac and Ally Bank across social + digital, and even brought Tonal to your 2022 Super Bowl screens.

Additionally, Nafisa continues to grow within and outside her 9-5, while expanding her contribution and impact in her community. She creates brave spaces for all talent to exist as they are, and co-creates with other communities by ensuring they have a say in the kind of support they are receiving.