2025
Virtual Coaches
Ariba Jahan
Head of Transformation, North America
Anomaly
New York
Ariba Jahan is a globally recognized leader in technology, innovation, and design, helping organizations reimagine how they build products and experiences for impact.
As Head of Transformation for North America at Anomaly and former VP of Product Experience & Innovation at the Ad Council, she has partnered with organizations like UNCF, AARP, Ally Bank, TIAA, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to craft strategies that blend creative vision with systems thinking, technology, human insights, and measurable outcomes.
She’s been named among the Global Top 100 Women of the Future, honored with Advertising Week’s Future is Female award, recognized by Campaign US as one of the Inspiring Women Transforming Technology, and awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to equity in STEM and women’s leadership.
As a Bangladeshi-American woman navigating and influencing the worlds of business, technology, and culture, Ariba brings a multidimensional perspective to every room. She has sat on the board of Asians in Advertising, chaired the Advisory Council of Women in Innovation, and served as an adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design, reflecting her deep commitment to equity, mentorship, and shaping the next generation of innovators.
A sought-after voice across industries, she has inspired and educated thousands through panels, keynotes, and workshops for organizations like Ally, Paramount+, Marketing Brew, Google, TikTok, Snap, Vox Media, Columbia University, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Through her podcast and creative platform Unmissables, she amplifies the people, ideas, and innovations reshaping what’s next—not just in tech, but across industries and communities.
Whether scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, pivoting from med school to startups, or openly discussing life as a mother, wife, creator, and executive, her authenticity, adventurous spirit, and commitment to meaningful change are evident in every step of her journey.
As Head of Transformation for North America at Anomaly and former VP of Product Experience & Innovation at the Ad Council, she has partnered with organizations like UNCF, AARP, Ally Bank, TIAA, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to craft strategies that blend creative vision with systems thinking, technology, human insights, and measurable outcomes.
She’s been named among the Global Top 100 Women of the Future, honored with Advertising Week’s Future is Female award, recognized by Campaign US as one of the Inspiring Women Transforming Technology, and awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to equity in STEM and women’s leadership.
As a Bangladeshi-American woman navigating and influencing the worlds of business, technology, and culture, Ariba brings a multidimensional perspective to every room. She has sat on the board of Asians in Advertising, chaired the Advisory Council of Women in Innovation, and served as an adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design, reflecting her deep commitment to equity, mentorship, and shaping the next generation of innovators.
A sought-after voice across industries, she has inspired and educated thousands through panels, keynotes, and workshops for organizations like Ally, Paramount+, Marketing Brew, Google, TikTok, Snap, Vox Media, Columbia University, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Through her podcast and creative platform Unmissables, she amplifies the people, ideas, and innovations reshaping what’s next—not just in tech, but across industries and communities.
Whether scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, pivoting from med school to startups, or openly discussing life as a mother, wife, creator, and executive, her authenticity, adventurous spirit, and commitment to meaningful change are evident in every step of her journey.