Emily Akhtarzandi Back at Atlantic Media

In an email to staff yesterday, AtlanticLIVE President Elizabeth Baker Keffer announced the hiring of Emily Akhtarzandi as Managing Director of Business Development. AtlanticLIVE is the events division of Atlantic Media, and in the newly-created position, Emily will be responsible for cultivating new clients and event partners. Emily previously worked at The Atlantic between 2000 and 2008, ultimately rising to National Advertising Director there. During that time, she was instrumental in developing Atlantic Media’s event business and brought some of their original clients into custom programs, public forums, and the Aspen Ideas Festival.