Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Salman Usmani, has joined the Atlantic Institute as communications coordinator. A communications expert and campaign strategist, he will work with the Institute team to amplify the impact of the Atlantic Fellows community by promoting their collective work around the world.

Over the past 14 years, Salman has worked in journalism, advertising and media production across themes ranging from climate change and public health to democracy and human rights. 

As an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Salman serves on its program committee for 2024. 

He holds a master’s degree from LSE where he studied inequalities, political communications, social network analysis, and media and technology policy. Salman's work as a Fellow includes narrative change and developing information architecture and methods to map networks of hate and disinformation.