Hina Syed
Human-Centered Strategy & Change Leader | Turning Inclusion and Belonging into a Competitive Advantage
- Role
- Associate Director at Intentional Futures
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Hina Syed
I’m a human-centered impact, change, and culture strategist with 15 years of experience helping organizations align intent with impact. I work at the intersection of business goals, stakeholder relationships, people experience, data, and inclusion to drive meaningful, sustainable change.To me, effective strategy and communication are about more than outcomes - they’re about honoring the process to build connection, confidence, and shared purpose. I help teams not just navigate change, but embrace it, using balanced storytelling, natural and additive AI transformations, and proven change methodologies, including Prosci ADKAR, to turn uncertainty into clarity and momentum.I believe connection and community across sectors, roles, and life stages are essential to meaningful progress, which is why I intentionally center conversation, shared learning, and relationship-building as part of building a professional village.
Experience
Associate Director
Jan 2024 — Present
I partner with leaders and organizations to strengthen their impact by designing strategies, campaigns, and narratives that align people, purpose, and performance. My work helps clients reconcile intent and impact, balance stakeholder priorities with community needs, and foster inclusive, high-performing cultures where people can thrive.What this work has reinforced for me is that communication isn’t about pushing information — it’s about building connection that fosters true collaboration. When people see themselves in the story of change, adoption becomes not only successful, but genuinely joyful.
Education
University of Denver: Graduate School of Social Work
Master's in Social Work, Mental Health
Franklin & Marshall College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Public Health
2006 — 2010
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Master's degree, Public Health
2011 — 2013
Skills
- Public Health
- Program Evaluation
- Community Outreach
- Research
- Spss
- Intervention Mapping
- Edutainment
- Social Media
- Program Management
- Product Development
- Editing
- Health Education
- Program Development
- Nonprofits
- Fundraising
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