Imaad Khan is a performance poet originally from Austin, TX. Imaad is a TedX speaker, performed at the Takin’ it to the Streets Hip Hop festival in Chicago, winner of the Texas Revue, and has performed for nonprofits and organizations across the country.

He started his career in refugee resettlement, helping refugee families arriving from out of the country to settle into the United States. His role included helping families with going to the doctor, enrolling their kids in school, and helping get them jobs.

Next, Imaad studied public policy at the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin and worked in advocacy at the state level, fighting for Texans to have better health care and more funding to mitigate the risks of climate change.

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