Hanson Hosein

Hanson Hosein is an Emmy Award-winning storyteller and educator. He's been recognized as Seattle's "Most Influential" for his public engagement with the region's leaders on camera and on-stage. Hanson is the co-founder of the Communication Leadership graduate program at the University of Washington (UW), and the head of HRH Media Group —a media strategy firm. He's an early practitioner of multimedia and organizational storytelling with an emphasis on trust, documented in his book, "Storyteller Uprising: Trust & Persuasion in the Digital Age." Hanson is a former NBC News journalist, a solo TV war correspondent, and a documentary director whose "Independent America" films have been streamed and broadcast worldwide. Presently, Hanson is focused on the confluence of leadership, learning, and innovation through MIRA!—Mobilize Innovation, Reimagine Agency as well as a new UW for-credit certificate program. He has degrees from McGill and Columbia universities and the University of Paris.