Dana Barakat

As the head of marketing and communications for NYI, Dâna is responsible for driving strategic positioning and impactful marketing campaigns for NYI’s various products and services, leading all corporate communications, social media, sales collateral and content marketing efforts. She brings with her 15+ years of experience in marketing and strategy, along with a unique blend of creative and collaborative leadership experience across agency, corporate and consulting environments.

Prior to joining NYI, Dâna was the Vice President of Marketing and Client Services for Altice USA, where she was responsible for all media sales divisions including Altice Media Solutions, Suddenlink Media and New York Interconnect. From 2010-2016, Dâna worked as a consultant in marketing and product development, collaborating with media agencies, technology start-ups and production companies on key campaigns, product development, product marketing and TV/video production. Some of her high-profile clients included Cablevision Media Sales, Hachette Filipacchi Media, Fox News, Ritani and Sprinklr.

Dâna has an M.A. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts, and a B.A. from the University of Maryland College Park.