Gabo Arora

Creative Director and Senior Advisor, United Nations; Founder and President, LightShed
@gaboarora

Gabo Arora is creative director and senior advisor at the United Nations. He is also the founder and president of LightShed, a virtual reality and social impact start-up. Arora is also an award-winning filmmaker represented by Within. His current focus is on new technologies that promote social causes and increase the inclusivity of decision-making processes. Most recently, Arora was the cocreator, director, and producer of the UN's first-ever virtual reality film series focusing on vulnerable populations. His work has screened at Sundance and other major film festivals. Arora was a World Economic Forum 2016 Arts and Cultural leader at Davos and is currently a term-member at the Council on Foreign Relations.