Shameel Arafin

Shameel Arafin serves as the Chief Product Officer at The Baltimore Banner since September 2021, following a tenure as Vice President of Product at Fortune Magazine from September 2019 to September 2021. Prior experience includes roles such as Vice President of Engineering at ViewLift, where duties involved overseeing platform and client technology, and Senior Director of Platform Engineering at Time Inc., leading engineering efforts for various media groups and successfully launching award-winning projects. Shameel Arafin also has a background as Director of Platform Engineering, managing technological aspects for time.com and Fortune. In addition to professional roles, volunteering included coaching data visualization and digital storytelling at Western Kentucky University. Educational qualifications consist of a BA in Literature from Harvard University and studies in Electrical Engineering and Literature at Caltech.