Farnaz Khadem

Farnaz Khadem is the Vice President for University Communications at Stanford University, serving as the institution's senior communications official.1 In this role, she is responsible for overseeing Stanford's centrally-managed internal and external communications and public relations activities, including media relations, executive communications, social media, online and print publications, and the university's website.1

Prior to her position at Stanford, Farnaz had an impressive career in communications:

1. Chief Communications Officer at California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
2. Director of Communications at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
3. Director of Corporate Communications at Life Technologies
4. Assistant Director of Media Relations at the University of California, Irvine
5. Head of communications for the World Anti-Doping Agency in Montreal, Canada
6. Head of communications for the Vaccine Fund in Lyon, France
7. Foreign Service officer in the U.S. Diplomatic Corps, with postings in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Rome, Italy1

Farnaz holds both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in journalism from Northwestern University.1 She is multilingual, speaking Farsi, French, and Italian in addition to English.12

Her LinkedIn profile indicates that she is based in Palo Alto, California, and has over 500 connections on the platform.2 Farnaz joined Stanford University as Vice President for University Communications in January 2019, expressing excitement about rejoining the Stanford community.5

Throughout her career, Farnaz has engaged in various professional activities, including speaking about crisis communications at conferences4 and sharing insights about her experiences in communications and education.3