Asha Beh leads ExchangeAlumni digital outreach and strategy at the U.S. Department of State, in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. She is the executive producer of MentorTalks, a live-streamed series, and Voices of Exchange, an audio podcast. In her current position, she uses skills from her previous media roles at Bloomberg Business News, NPR, CNN, NBC, and CNBC.com, as well as her digital media skills from managing a worldwide environmental social media community of three million people, expanding and building connections among thousands of interns, and diversifying and improving digital and video efforts at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai, India.
She pursued a degree in Communications from UB. When she realized her passion was in media, Asha became a reporter for a small newspaper but soon left for DC, pursued various opportunities, interned at National Public Radio, and received a graduate degree in Journalism from American University.
During her time in government, Asha has been instrumental in putting together the first-ever, full-day User Experience (UX) event for the State. Asha also helped make federal paid parental leave a reality through her work as co-chair of the top work-life balance employee organization at the State. Asha is a lifelong member of the South Asian Journalists Association and served on the executive board.
