Caroline Avakian

Greater New York City Area United States

Global Development Communications & Innovation Strategist/Digital Diplomat/Founder at SourceRise

Caroline Avakian is an Emmy-nominated TV correspondent, media technologist, and ​social entrepreneur working to leverage technology, global development and new media models to promote a more diverse and inclusive news reporting landscape. In 2014, she was named a '50 under 40 Emerging Social Enterprise Leader'​ by the American Express Foundation, and received the Boehm Media Fellowship from the Opportunity Collaboration. Caroline is the founder of SourceRise, a social enterprise and digital platform that connect journalists to on-the-ground expert sources during humanitarian crises, in an effort to bridge the growing information gap in humanitarian and crisis news reporting. She has be