Farhoud Meybodi

Farhoud Meybodi is an award-winning writer, director, and executive producer focused on storytelling projects that inspire mass culture change. Over the past decade, he has collaborated on a variety of television and digital projects that have been seen by over two billion people, raised millions of dollars for terminal illness research, and even helped overturn an unjust Presidential Executive Order. At his core, Farhoud believes in the power of mainstream storytelling to entertain and help heal the political-social divide of the present day.

Most recently, he directed and executive produced Earthbound, a documentary profiling the life and achievements of Nzambi Matee, a Kenyan innovator driven by her unwavering determination to tackle the plastic waste crisis in her hometown of Nairobi. He also directed and executive produced several episodes of My Last Days, a documentary series that profiles people living with terminal illness. The show has been seen over 100 million times online and is currently in its fifth season on The CW Network. Farhoud also developed, executive produced, and wrote the first season of Man Enough, a dinner conversation series that brings influential men together to explore manhood and traditional masculinity. The show and Ted Talk amassed over 70 million organic views, and the Man Enough curriculum has helped educate high school and college students around the world.

In addition, Farhoud has developed and directed branded entertainment campaigns for companies such as Lexus, Subaru, and Quicken Loans and created social impact strategies to help brand partners shift towards a more purpose-driven approach. He serves as a member of the Television Academy and on the board of The Muslim Public Affairs Council's Hollywood Bureau. He also teaches an upper-division course on Branded Content for Social Impact at Loyola Marymount University.