Ayesha Ahmad

Ayesha Ahmad is an experienced senior marketing and ecommerce executive who has successfully developed and led digital transformation strategies at several world-class consumer brands over the past 20 years.

Prior to joining New York Public Radio as Chief Marketing Officer, Ahmad was the Chief Digital Officer and General Manager of E-Commerce at Chilewich, an innovative textiles and home decor brand based in New York City. She successfully led the company’s transition from primarily distributing their products through traditional retail to selling directly to consumers via their own website and retail stores.

Prior to Chilewich, Ahmad led marketing and ecommerce operations at Mouth.com and Fiverr and was a senior marketing executive at J.Crew and Gilt Groupe. She was also the founder of Trunkt, a wholesale marketplace for independent artisans, that was acquired by Etsy.

Ahmad is originally Pakistani and emigrated as a child to the United Arab Emirates with her family and then moved to the United States for college. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and a B.A. in Politics from Mount Holyoke College where she was a Sarah Williston Scholar and graduated Magna Cum Laude.