Ali Gostanian

About

Ali Gostanian is a Master of International Public Policy (MIPP) candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where she is studying international relations, public policy and geopolitics, with a focus on governance, security and statecraft in the Middle East. Upon graduation, she hopes to pursue a career at the intersection of strategic and policy communications, public affairs and government affairs within the fields of geopolitical risk, tech or Middle East policy.Prior to pursuing her graduate studies, Ali was a multi-award-winning senior reporter, producer and editor with NBC News' Social Newsgathering team, specializing in open source intelligence, social media verification and investigative reporting. She served as the weekend manager for social newsgathering operations, leading reporters, associate reporters and interns during breaking news coverage. In this leadership role, she was also the main point of contact between the weekend platforms and the Social Newsgathering team. Her work has been featured on various NBC News platforms, including NBCNews.com, Today.com, The Today Show, Nightly News with Lester Holt, MSNBC, NBC News Now and others. Before joining SNG, Ali was an editor and researcher on the National Assignment Desk, helping drive the network’s coverage of all domestic and international news stories. She began her career at NBCUniversal as an intern with CNBC’s Marketing and On-Air Promotions team and Closing Bell Production team and with NBC News’ New York Bureau. Ali is the winner of five RTDNA National Murrow Awards, a News Emmy Award, a New York Press Club Award and the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award for Excellence in Professional Journalism. She was also nominated for nine Emmy Awards during her time at NBC News. Ali is a 2023 graduate of the Asian American Journalists Association's Executive Leadership Program (ELP), a competitive and rigorous leadership and development program dedicated to shaping the next generation of leaders in the field of journalism. She was also accepted into the September 2024 cohort of Poynter's prestigious Leadership Academy for Women in Media. She studied Communications and Media Studies, Journalism and Business Administration at Fordham University in New York where she graduated cum laude in 2015. She is proficient in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.Read more about Ali and her work at the following links: https://www.aligostanian.comhttps://www.nbcnews.com/author/ali-gostanian-ncpn436656