Melody Mohebi, PhD is a strategy, evaluation, and learning expert with deep, applied experience in enhancing organizational capacity, leveraging media, and driving impact. She is currently Program Director, Imagining 2076 at Democracy 2076. She was formerly the Director of Measurement & Insights at Participant, the leading global media company dedicated to entertainment that stands at the intersection of art and activism. At Participant, she led the development of the company’s measurement approach, advising teams on campaign strategy design and overseeing evaluation and reporting. She supported campaigns for film and episodic titles including American Factory, America to Me, Dark Waters, Descendant, Radical, RBG and Roma.

Melody received her PhD in social policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she also taught sociology and social policy. Her book, The Formation of Civil Society in Modern Iran, was published in 2014 and investigates the development of contemporary Iranian civil society and the role of public intellectuals.