Areen Shahbari

Teaches at Harvard Division of Continuing Education

Areen Shahbari is a social entrepreneur, Fulbright Fellow, and lecturer of strategic management, marketing, and communication at Simmons School of Management. Shahbari has over 10 years of experience in TV hosting, journalism, public relations, and social media marketing, and has hosted six TV shows and interviewed over 550 professionals. Her company Cactus promotes women entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa region, and provides marketing and business training courses and counseling services to over 1,200 women.